TRS wins majority societies in Khammam district

Khammam: The TRS party has claimed majority of Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS) in erstwhile Khammam district in the elections conducted on Saturday. In all there were 97 societies in both Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem districts. Out of the 76 societies, the TRS unanimous has won 63 societies in Khammam.

The party won 34 societies unanimously and 29 of the 42 societies for which elections were held in Khammam. Congress won four societies, CPI-1, CPM- 5, Kutami-1 and independents-2. In Bhadradri-Kothagudem district, the TRS claimed 16 of 18 societies. After polling on Saturday, Kutami won Mulkalapalli society and at Cherla Congress and TRS won six wards each and one ward was won by independent.

The election to Bhadrachalam PACS, where election took place by showing of hands, was postponed due to lack of quorum. According to officials there were only 40 eligible voters and of them 20 turned out.

The election to Bhadrachalam PACS is expected to be conducted on Sunday, informed the officials. It might be noted that the TRS won two societies unanimously in Kothagudem before elections.