YS Jagan party sympathiser Jannu Ramesh won in the Viswanathapuram Gram Panchayat polls. Viswanathapuram Panchayat is in Geesugonda mandal of Parkal Assembly constituency which is being represented by Konda Surekha. Jannu Ramesh defeated TDP candidate by a margin of 281 votes.  Vishwanthpur Panchayat:   Distirct: Warangal Assembly: Parkal Mandal: Geesukonda  Habitations in Gram Panchahayt: Vishwanathpur, Gunturpally & Gopiya Thanda  By-election was held due to demise of Sarpanch. His wife contested on TDP ticket supported by TRS and Comunist parties.  Konda Surekha and Murali succeeded in winning the Gram Panchayat and proved their strength in Parkal constituency. TRS is still struggling to make significant impact in spite of strong Telangana sentiment. TDP and Congress are still retaining their cadre base.   … [Read more...]