In a historic election, Jubileenagar voters ended the Rudra family’s 45-year hold over the sarpanch post. Suddala Kamalakar defeated Rudra Ramu by 169 votes, promising development and reforms after decades of uninterrupted rule by the same family.

Karimnagar: Voters of Jubileenagar village in Karimnagar rural mandal took a decisive turn after a gap of 45 years, ending the uninterrupted hold of a single family over the sarpanch post.

Instead of reposing faith in members of the same family that had dominated local politics for over four decades, villagers elected a new face in the first phase of the gram panchayat elections held on December 11. Suddala Kamalakar was elected as sarpanch, marking a significant political shift in the village.

Members of the Rudra family had been elected as

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