First phase of GP Polls: Interesting electoral battle on the cards as former woman Maoist in fray

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Former Maoist, Nerella Jyothi, who is successful  the canvass  fray, distributing pamphlets connected  the penultimate time  of gram panchayat predetermination  campaigning successful  Shivangalapalli colony   of Rajanna Sircilla district.

Former Maoist, Nerella Jyothi, who is successful the canvass fray, distributing pamphlets connected the penultimate time of gram panchayat predetermination campaigning successful Shivangalapalli colony of Rajanna Sircilla district. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

RAJANNA SIRCILLA

All eyes are connected the Shivangalapalli gram panchayat successful Konaraopet mandal of Rajanna Sircilla territory from wherever erstwhile Maoist Nerella Jyothi alias Jyothakka is successful the electoral fray for Sarpanch post.

Shivangalapalli, erstwhile hotbed of naxal enactment successful precocious 1990s and aboriginal 2020s, is going to the polls successful the archetypal signifier of the gram panchayat (GP) elections connected December 11, wherever the predetermination run drew to a adjacent connected Tuesday (December 9).

A full of 5 candidates are successful the fray for the sarpanch station reserved from women (General) successful Shivangalapalli gram panchayat, sources said.

The erstwhile Maoist successful her precocious 30s surrendered earlier the Karimnagar constabulary successful 2023 aft moving arsenic an underground cadre successful the banned outfit for astir 19 years.

She was 16-year-old erstwhile joined the ranks of the outlawed organisation portion studying Intermediate archetypal twelvemonth successful the erstwhile Karimnagar district. She carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh connected her head.

She was the District Committee Member (Press in-charge of Telangana State Committee) of the CPI (Maoist) erstwhile she parted ways with the proscribed outfit and returned to the mainstream.

The erstwhile ultra forayed into the electoral fray aiming astatine enactment relation successful the grassroots level elected body.

Her run connected the last time of electioneering connected Tuesday saw organisation of pamphlets listing retired assorted improvement needs of her colony – operation of gram panchayat bureau building, a shed for retention of paddy nutrient and a autobus shelter, to beryllium achieved done what she called a ‘collective and concerted endeavour’.

The colony witnessed hectic enactment connected the concluding time of the run connected Tuesday with different candidates successful the fray undertaking door-to-door campaigns for elector enactment earlier the curtains came down connected electioneering.

Published - December 09, 2025 07:38 p.m. IST

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