For the primary time, a pair—Appala Kavya and Ganesh Chakravarthy—had been elected as chairperson and vice-chairperson of Nirmal Municipality, marking a historic milestone
Revealed Date – 17 February 2026, 01:54 AM
Nirmal: A pair was unanimously elected as chairperson and vice-chairperson of Nirmal Municipality for the primary time within the historical past of the civic physique, which was reserved for normal ladies. A particular assembly was held to elect the 2 posts right here on Monday.
Forty-year-old Appala Kavya was chosen as the top of the civic physique, whereas her husband Ganesh Chakravarthy was elected her deputy.
Whereas Kavya received from ward quantity 36 by a margin of 600 votes in opposition to her opponent M Srilatha of the BJP, Ganesh registered victory from the thirty seventh ward of the 42-member Nirmal municipality. They turned the primary couple to be the chairperson and the vice-chairperson of the civic physique respectively.
A homemaker and a mom of two kids, Kavya is an M Sc (Botany) graduate from Kakatiya College. An advocate by occupation, Ganesh entered into politics and was elected because the chairperson of Nirmal municipality by contesting on the ticket of BSP in 2014. His paternal aunty Anuradha was chairperson 2009 to 2014. His grandfather Narsaiah had served because the chairperson from 1981 to 83.
The Congress stood on the high place by securing 25 wards, whereas the BJP stood within the second spot with 14 wards.
