Taluk Panchayat has 13 members with JD(S)—7, Congress—4 and BJP—2.
As per the reservation announced by the State government, the post of president is reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) (woman) and Vice-President for BCM(A) category.
Balur TP constituency member Lakshmiramayya is the only eligible candidate for the post of president. For the post of viec president, there are two candidates from BJP.
(Published 28 August 2009, 19:06 IST)