Telangana Gram Panchayat Polls 2025: Government Issues GO on Reservation Guidelines – Full Details
Telangana Gram Panchayat Elections 2025 Reservation Guidelines: The Telangana government has taken key steps toward conducting the Gram Panchayat Elections 2025. As part of the preparations, the government issued GO No. 46, finalizing reservation guidelines for Sarpanch and ward member posts across the state.
This GO lays out how reservations for SC, ST, and BC communities will be implemented in the upcoming Panchayat elections, keeping the 50% reservation limit in mind.
Statewide Panchayat Structure
- 545 mandals
- 12,760 villages
- 1,13,534 wards
Elections for Sarpanch and ward members will be conducted directly
Key Highlights of GO No. 46
1. Reservation Cap: Maximum 50%
The government clarified that reservations for SC, ST, and BC communities in local body elections cannot exceed 50%, in line with constitutional guidelines.
2. Data Used for Reservation Allocation
Reservations will be determined based on:
SC & ST reservations (Sarpanch posts): 2011 Census
BC reservations (Sarpanch posts): 2024 Caste Census
Ward member reservations for SC, ST, BC:
2024 Social, Economic, Educational, Employment, Political & Caste Survey
3. Reservation Rotation Rules
The Telangana government amended the Panchayat Raj Act, 2018, ensuring rotational implementation of reservations.
The upcoming elections will be treated as the second general elections after the Act.
Reservations must align with the latest rotation, considering which categories received reservations in the 2019 Panchayat elections.
4. Rules for Newly Notified Panchayats
Gram Panchayats notified after the 2019 elections will be considered as first-time general elections.
Any earlier reservations in these Panchayats will not be counted.
Fresh reservations will be applied as per new guidelines.
Dedicated Commission on Reservations
A special commission appointed to study and recommend reservation patterns submitted its report to the government. Based on this, GO No. 46 was issued, ensuring a transparent and data-based reservation system.
Conclusion
The newly issued GO sets a clear framework for how SC, ST, and BC reservations will be implemented in the upcoming Telangana Gram Panchayat Elections 2025. With updated census data, strict adherence to the 50% cap, and rotation rules, the government aims to conduct fair and structured polls across the state.
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