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President Message

Bharath Maddineni

అందరికీ నమస్కారం.1981లో ఔత్సాహిక తెలుగు వారు కొంతమంది కలిసి అట్లాంటా తెలుగు సంఘం (తామా - తెలుగు అసోసియేషన్ అఫ్ మెట్రో అట్లాంటా) స్థాపించారు. ఆ రోజు నుంచి ఈ రోజు దాకా అప్రతిహతంగా...

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2020

Executive Committee

Position	Winner
President-Elect	Ravi Kalli
General Secretary	Venkata Nagendra Sairam Karumanchi
Treasurer	Suresh Bandaru
Cultural Secretary	Srivalli Sridhar
Education Secretary	Yaswanth Jonnalagadda
Media Secretary	Susruthreddy Busireddy
Technology Secretary	Rupendra Chowdari Vemulapalli
Sports & Youth Secretary	Srinivasulu Ramisetty
Community Services Secretary	Naga Tirumala Rao Chillapalli
Womens Services Secretary	Suneetha Potnuru

Board Team	Winner
2 Years	Kamalakanth Satuluru
2 Years	Madhukar Yarlagadda
2 Years	Nageswara Rao Doddaka
2 Years	Praveen Boppana
2 Years	Sreeram Royyala

We did not receive any nominations for the Literary and Event Secretary.
Thanks for giving us the opportunity to serve in the 2020 TAMA Election Committee .

Sri. Venkat Meesala
Sri. Ram Maddi
Sri. Rajesh Jampala

2019

TAMA 2019 Elections

TAMA 2019 Board and Executive Committee announces the below schedule for conducting elections to elect candidates for all TAMA positions as defined in the current TAMA constitution/by-laws, including the Executive Committee for 2020 and Board of Directors (2020-21 term).

2019 Dates	Activity
Oct 12, 2019	Start Date to file nominations for all TAMA positions*
Oct 20, 2019, 9 PM EST	End Date and time to file nominations for all TAMA positions*
Oct 21, 2019	Election Committee verifies and approves nominations
Oct 22, 2019	Election Committee approved nominees list posted on TAMA website
Oct 24, 2019, 9 PM EST	End Date and time to withdraw nominations for all TAMA positions* Withdraw by Email
Oct 25, 2019	Final list of nominees, approved by Election Committee, posted on TAMA website
Nov 3, 2019, 2 PM to 5 PM EST	Venue : Big Creek elementary School, Cumming

TAMA positions include 2020 Executive Committee and 2020-21 Board of Directors Positions for which elections may be held.

Positions for which elections may be held

Executive Committee

President-Elect
General Secretary
Treasurer
Cultural Secretary
Education Secretary
Literary Secretary
Media Secretary
Technology Secretary
Event Secretary
Sports & Youth Secretary
Community Services Secretary
Women’s Services Secretary

Board of Directors

Five (5) Board of Directors with a term of two years

Election Committee

Board of Directors have appointed below Life Members as the Election Committee that shall oversee and conduct the elections.

Sri. Ram Maddi
Sri. Srinivas Lavu
Sri. Rajesh Jampala

2018

Elections Guidelines

EC Nomination Form

Board Nomination

Online Nomination Payment

TAMA 2018 Elections

TAMA 2018 Board and Executive Committee announces the below schedule for conducting elections to elect candidates for all TAMA positions as defined in the current TAMA constitution/by-laws, including the Executive Committee for 2019 and Board of Directors (2019-20 term).

2018 Dates	Activity
Oct 12, 2018	Start Date to file nominations for all TAMA positions*
Oct 20, 2018, 9 PM EST	End Date and time to file nominations for all TAMA positions*
Oct 21, 2018	Election Committee verifies and approves nominations
Oct 22, 2018	Election Committee approved nominees list posted on TAMA website
Oct 24, 2018, 9 PM EST	End Date and time to withdraw nominations for all TAMA positions* Withdraw by Email
Oct 25, 2018	Final list of nominees, approved by Election Committee, posted on TAMA website
Nov 18, 2018, 2 PM - 5 PM EST	Venue : Big Creek elementary School, Cumming

TAMA positions include 2019 Executive Committee and 2019-20 Board of Directors Positions for which elections may be held.

Positions for which elections may be held

Executive Committee

President-Elect
General Secretary
Treasurer
Cultural Secretary
Education Secretary
Literary Secretary
Media Secretary
Technology Secretary
Event Secretary
Sports & Youth Secretary
Community Services Secretary
Women’s Services Secretary

Board of Directors

Five (5) Board of Directors with a term of two years

Election Committee

Board of Directors have appointed below Life Members as the Election Committee that shall oversee and conduct the elections.

Sri. Pabba Chittari
Sri. Rajesh Jampala
Sri. Vijay Kothapalli

TAMA 2019 General Secretary Election Results

Total Votes Polled	Invalid Votes	Inniah Yenumula	Rajesh Tadikamalla
530	1	346	183

2017

Elections Guidelines

EC Nomination Form

Board Nomination

Online Nomination Payment

TAMA 2017 Elections

TAMA 2017 Board and Executive Committee announces the below schedule for conducting elections to elect candidates for all TAMA positions as defined in the current TAMA constitution/by-laws, including the Executive Committee for 2018 and Board of Directors (2018-19 term).

2017 Dates	Activity
Nov 6, 2017	Start Date to file nominations for all TAMA positions*
Nov 13, 2017, 9 PM EST	End Date and time to file nominations for all TAMA positions*
Nov 14, 2017	Election Committee verifies and approves nominations
Nov 15, 2017	Election Committee approved nominees list posted on TAMA website
Nov 17, 2017, 9 PM EST	End Date and time to withdraw nominations for all TAMA positions* Withdraw by Emai
Nov 18, 2017	Final list of nominees, approved by Election Committee, posted on TAMA website
Dec 02, 2017, 2 PM - 5 PM EST	TAMA Elections, TBD

TAMA positions include 2018 Executive Committee and 2018-19 Board of Directors Positions for which elections may be held.

Positions for which elections may be held

Executive Committee

President
President-Elect
General Secretary
Treasurer
Cultural Secretary
Education Secretary
Literary Secretary
Media Secretary
Technology Secretary
Event Secretary
Sports & Youth Secretary
Community Services Secretary
Women’s Services Secretary

Board of Directors

Five (5) Board of Directors with a term of two years

Election Committee

Board of Directors have appointed below Life Members as the Election Committee that shall oversee and conduct the elections.

Sri. Ram Maddi (Election Committee Chair)
Sri. Srinivas Lavu
Sri. Shyam Padamatinti

2016

Elections Guidelines

EC Nomination Form

Board Nomination

Online Nomination Payment

TAMA 2016 Elections

TAMA 2016 Board and Executive Committee announce the below schedule for conducting elections to elect candidates for all TAMA positions, as defined in the current TAMA constitution/by-laws, including the Executive Committee for 2017 and Board of Directors (2017-2018 term).

2016 Dates	Activity
Nov 9, 2016	Start Date to file nominations for all TAMA positions*
Nov 16, 2016, 9 PM EST	End Date and time to file nominations for all TAMA positions*
Nov 17, 2016	Election Committee verifies and approves nominations
Nov 18, 2016	Election Committee approved nominees list posted on TAMA website
Nov 20, 2016, 9 PM EST	End Date and time to withdraw nominations for all TAMA positions* Withdraw by Email
Nov 21, 2016	Final list of nominees, approved by Election Committee, posted on TAMA website
Dec 3, 2016	Election Day

*TAMA positions include 2017 Executive Committee and Board of Directors

Positions for which elections may be held

Executive Committee

President
President-Elect
General Secretary
Treasurer
Cultural Secretary
Education Secretary
Literary Secretary
Media Secretary
Technology Secretary
Event Secretary
Sports & Youth Secretary

Board of Directors

Five (5) Board of Directors with a term of two years

Election Committee

Board of Directors have appointed below Life Members as the Election Committee that shall oversee and conduct the elections.

Sri. Rajesh Jampala (Election Committee Chair)
Sri. Srinivas Lavu
Sri. Upendra Narra

2015

Elections Guidelines

EC Nomination Form

Board Nomination

Online Nomination Payment

TAMA 2015 Elections

TAMA 2015 Board and Executive Committee announce the below schedule for conducting elections to elect candidates for all TAMA positions, as defined in the current TAMA constitution/by-laws, including the Executive Committee for 2016 and Board of Directors (2016, 2016-2017 term).

2015 Dates	Activity
Nov 2, 2015	Start Date to file nominations for all TAMA positions*
Nov 8, 2015, 9 PM EST	End Date and time to file nominations for all TAMA positions*
Nov 10, 2015	Election Committee verifies and approves nominations
Nov 11, 2015	Election Committee approved nominees list posted on TAMA website
Nov 13, 2015, 9 PM EST	End Date and time to withdraw nominations for all TAMA positions* Withdraw by Email
Nov 14, 2015	Final list of nominees, approved by Election Committee, posted on TAMA website
Nov 21, 2015, 2 PM - 5 PM EST	TAMA Elections, Big Creek Elementary School, 1994 Peachtree Pkwy, Cumming, GA 30041

*TAMA positions include 2016 Executive Committee and Board of Directors

Positions for which elections may be held

Executive Committee

President
President-Elect
General Secretary
Treasurer
Cultural Secretary
Education Secretary
Literary Secretary
Media Secretary
Technology Secretary
Event Secretary
Sports & Youth Secretary

Board of Directors

Five (5) Board of Directors with a term of two years

Election Committee

Board of Directors have appointed below Life Members as the Election Committee that shall oversee and conduct the elections.

Sri. Kiran Manchikanti (Election Committee Chair)
Sri. Srinivas Lavu
Sri. Upendra Narra

2014

Have any questions please contact info@tama.org

2013

TAMA Elections Oct, 13^th 2013

TAMA Election Committe consider the following candidates for the given positions as elected and final.

Uncontested for Executive Committee

Position	Candidate
President	Sandhya Yellaprgada
Vice President	Vinay Maddineni
General Secretary	Venkat Meesala
Treasurer	Nagaraju Manthena
Cultural Secretary	Anil K Boddireddy
Education Secretary	Venkatapathi Raju Mandapati
Event Secretary	Srinivas Peddi
Literary Secretary	Shyam Mallavarapu
Media Secretary	Rajesh Yallabandi
Sports & Youth Secretary	Sri Harsha Yerneni
Technology Secretary	Kiran Gogineni

Uncontested for Board of Directors:

Names:

Sudhakar Vallurupalli
Rajesh Jampala
Doddaka Nageswara Rao
Vijay Kothapalli
Devand Kondur

The following nominees have withdrawn from the elections.

Withdrawn from Executive Committee:
None
Withdrawn from Board
Sairam Pamulapati

Election Committe 2014.

Kiran Manchikanti (Election Committee Chairman)
Anil Yelamanchili
Venkat Adusumilli

Dated Oct, 9th 2013

TAMA Election Committe has validated the following nominations for 2014 Executive Committe and Board Positions.

Executive Committe

Position	Candidate	Status
President	Sandhya Yellaprgada	Valid
Vice President	Vinay Maddineni	Valid
General Secretary	Venkat Meesala	Valid
Treasurer	Nagaraju Manthena	Valid
Cultural Secretary	Anil K Boddireddy	Valid
Education Secretary	Venkatapathi Raju Mandapati	Valid
Literary Secretary	Shyam Mallavarapu	Valid
Media Secretary	Rajesh Yallabandi	Valid
Technology Secretary	Kiran Gogineni	Valid
Event Secretary	Srinivas Peddi	Valid
Sports & Youth Secretary	Sri Harsha Yerneni	Valid

Board (5 Positions)

Board	Status
Sudhakar Vallurupalli	Valid
Sairam Pamulapati	Valid
Rajesh Jampala	Valid
Doddaka Nageswara Rao	Valid
Vijay Kothapalli	Valid
Devand Kondur	Valid

Please note that the deadline for withdrawl on nominations for all positions is Sat Oct 12th 9pm EST. We will be posting the final list by Sun Oct 13th.

- Election Committe 2014

Dated Oct, 7th 2013

As of October 6th, 2013 9pm EST, We have received the following nominations for TAMA 2014 Executive Committe and Board Positions. We are in the process of verifying the validity of these nominations.

-Election Committe 2014

Executive Committe

Position	Candidate
President	Sandhya Yellaprgada
Vice President	Vinay Maddineni
General Secretary	Venkat Meesala
Treasurer	Nagaraju Manthena
Cultural Secretary	Anil K Boddireddy
Education Secretary	Venkatapathi Raju Mandapati
Event Secretary	Srinivas Peddi
Literary Secretary	Shyam Mallavarapu
Media Secretary	Rajesh Yallabandi
Sports & Youth Secretary	Sri Harsha Yerneni
Technology Secretary	Kiran Gogineni

Board of Directors :

Devand Kondur
Doddaka Nageswara Rao
Rajesh Jampala
Sairam Pamulapati
Sudhakar Vallurupalli
Vijay Kothapalli

Venue and Time:

Date : October 26th, 2013

Time : 2:00pm to 6:00pm

Venue: South Forsyth Middle School 2865 Old Atlanta Road Cumming, GA- 30041.

TAMA 2013 Board and Executive Committee here by announce the elections Notification. The elections will be held for various positions in the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors for 2014. The elections will be conducted as per specifications mentioned in the TAMA constitution/by laws.

The elections will be conducted for following positions:

Executive Committee

President
President-Elect
General Secretary
Treasurer
Cultural Secretary
Education Secretary
Literary Secretary
Media Secretary
Technology Secretary
Event Secretary
Sports & Youth Secretary

Board of Directors

Five (5) Board of Directors with a term of two years

Election Committee

Board of Directors has appointed the following TAMA life members as Election Committee to conduct the elections. The election committee will provide dates, election rules and guidelines etc, after taking the oath of office. Further details about the elections will be posted on www.tama.org and sent in the upcoming TAMA newsletters.

Kiran Manchikanti (Election Committee Chairman)
Anil Yelamanchili
Venkat Adusumilli

Email to info@tama.org for more information.

2012

Election Results

The TAMA 2012 Election Committee is pleased to announce the results of the Elections for Executive Committee and Board of Directors for the year 2013.

Vice President :

Elected : Sandhya Yellapragada

Votes :

Vijay Kothapalli	379
Sandhya Yellapragada	445

The following contestants were elected uncontested for the 2013 Executive Committee

Candidate	Position
Mahesh Pawar	President
Vinay Maddineni	General Secretary
Venkata Ramanarao Meesala	Treasurer
Murali Kakumani	Literary Secretary
Anil Boddireddy	Education Secretary
Pabba Chittariah	Technology Secretary
Srinivas Peddi	Event Secretary
Vijay Ravilla	Cultural Secretary
Nagaraju Manthena	Media Secretary
Sriharsha Yerneni	Sports and Youth Secretary

Board of Directors:

Elected	Votes
Sudhakar Borra	680
Viju Chiluveru	679
Anand Garlapati	725
Ram Maddi	726
Sunil Savili	561
Sudhakar Vallurupalli	368

Thanks

TAMA 2012 Election Committe.
Devanand Kondur (Chairman)
Rajesh Jampala
Satish Musunuru

The TAMA 2012 Election Committee would like to inform the nomination list with validity information for the upcoming TAMA elections. Please note that the last date for withdrawal will be 19th of October 2012. At this time we would like to request you to send your bio data so that we can facilitate the dispersal of this information to the Telugu Community via the news letter. If you send it by this Thursday we can send it to the community.

New Timing for Elections Nov 03, 2012 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM

The TAMA Board has provided us with guidelines regarding the campaign for the elections for the 2013 Board / EC positions. They are as follows.

TAMA will not distribute Telephone numbers and e-mail address of TAMA members to the contestants or anyone.
Contestant should not make phone call to TAMA Members soliciting support to vote for themselves or other contestant during this election.
Contestants should not send individual or group e-mails soliciting support or asking for vote in this election.
Violation of b and c above mentioned will disqualify the contestant from this election.
All the contestants will have a fair and equal chance to reach the TAMA members for soliciting vote through TAMA NEWS LETTER containing the profiles of the all the contestants.

The Decision of the Election Committee is final.

Please consider the following candidates for the given positions as elected and final.

Uncontested for Executive Committee:

Candidate	Position
Mahesh Pawar	President
Vinay Maddineni	General Secretary
Venkata Ramanarao Meesala	Treasurer
Murali Kakumani	Literary Secretary
Anil Boddireddy	Education Secretary
Pabba Chittariah	Technology Secretary
Srinivas Peddi	Event Secretary
Vijay Ravilla	Cultural Secretary
Nagaraju Manthena	Media Secretary
Sriharsha Yerneni	Sports and Youth Secretary

The following nominees have withdrawn from the elections.

Withdrawn from Executive Committee:

Maitreyi Gangaraju - President

Withdrawn from Board:

Ram Gangaraju
Shyam Padamatinti
Upendra Narra

Elections will be held for the following positions.

Executive Committee:

Vice President:

Sandhya Yellapragada
Vijay Kothapalli

Board of Directors:

Contestants for 5 Board of Directors (2 year term):

Viju Chiluveru
Sudhakar Vallurupalli
Sunil Savili
Anand Garlapati
Ram Maddi
Sudhakar Borra

Posted on 10/21/12

Nominations submitted Executive Committee.

Name	Position	Validity
Maitreyi Gangaraju	President	Valid
Mahesh Pawar	President	Valid
Sandhya Yellapragada	Vice President	Valid
Vijay Kothapalli	Vice President	Valid
Vinay Maddineni	General Secretary	Valid
Venkata Ramanarao Meesala	Treasurer	Valid
Murali Kakumani	Literary Secretary	Valid
Anil Boddireddy	Education Secretary	Valid
Pabba Chittariah	Technology Secretary	Valid
Srinivas Peddi	Event Secretary	Valid
Vijay Ravilla	Cultural Secretary	Valid
Nagaraju Manthena	Media Secretary	Valid
Sriharsha Yerneni	Sports and Youth Secretary	Valid
Rayja Lakshmi Akkineni	Cultural Secretary	Invalid. Did not receive nomination form in time. Only received payment.

Nominations submitted for Board of Directors

Name	Validity
Anand Garlapati	Valid
Ram Gangaraju	Valid
Ram Maddi	Valid
Shyam Padamatinti	Valid
Sudhakar Borra	Valid
Sudhakar Vallurupalli	Valid
Sunil Savili	Valid
Upendra Narra	Valid
Viju Chiluveru	Valid

- TAMA 2012 Election Committee.

TAMA 2012 Board and Executive Committee announce the below schedule for conducting elections to elect candidates for all TAMA positions, as defined in the current TAMA constitution/by-laws, including the Executive Committee for 2013 and Board of Directors(2013-2014 term).

Executive Committee Nomination Form

Board of Directors Nomination Form

2013 Elections Guidelines

Date	Activity
Oct 06, 2012	Start Date to file nominations for all TAMA positions*
Oct 14, 2012 9PM EST	End Date and time to file nominations for all TAMA positions*
Oct 15, 2012	Election Committee verifies and approves nominations
Oct 16, 2012	Election Committee approved nominees list posted on TAMA website
Oct 19, 2012 9PM EST	End Date and time to withdraw nominations for all TAMA positions*
Oct 20, 2012	Final list of nominees, approved by Election Committee, posted on TAMA website
Nov 03, 2012, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm	TAMA Elections

*TAMA positions include 2013 Executive Committee and Board of Directors

Positions for which elections may be held

Executive Committee

President
Vice President
General Secretary
Treasurer
Cultural Secretary
Education Secretary
Literary Secretary
Media Secretary
Technology Secretary
Event Secretary
Sports & Youth Secretary

Board of Directors

Five (5) Board of Directors with a term of two years

Election Committee

Board of Directors have appointed below Life Members as the Election Committee that shall oversee and conduct the elections.

Sri. Devanand Kondur (Election Committee Chairman)
Sri. Satish Musunuri
Sri. Rajesh Jampala

Guidelines for Board Nominations:

Candidates should be proposed and seconded by TAMA life members only.
Please e-mail a scanned copy of your duly completed nomination form to all three members of the Election Committee by 9:00 p.m. eastern standard time, October 14, 2012.
Nominations received after the above mentioned time will be rejected.
The candidate must have remitted a non-refundable amount of $100 with TAMA by 9:00 p.m. eastern standard time, October 14, 2012. You may pay by internet at the TAMA web site or by check to any of the TAMA Election Committee members. If you pay via internet please attach a copy of your receipt along with the nomination form.
TAMA Election Committee will verify with your proposers via the provided telephone numbers.
The person contesting for the position should be a Life Member of TAMA since (including) 2010.

Guidelines for EC Nominations:

Candidates should be proposed and seconded by TAMA life members only.
Contesting position should be mentioned as listed in the TAMA Constitution and By-Laws.
Please e-mail a scanned copy of your duly completed nomination form to all three members of the Election Committee by 9:00 p.m. eastern standard time, October 14, 2012.
Nominations received after the above mentioned time will be rejected.
The candidate must have remitted a non-refundable amount of $100 with TAMA by 9:00 p.m. eastern standard time, October 14, 2012. You may pay by internet at the TAMA web site or by check to any of the TAMA Election Committee members. If you pay via internet please attach a copy of your receipt along with the nomination form.
TAMA Election committee will verify with your proposers via the provided telephone numbers.
He person contesting for the position should be a Life Member as of June 30, 2012.

Further details about the elections will be posted on www.tama.org and sent in the upcoming newsletters or contact elections@tama.org.

President Message

Bharath Maddineni

అందరికీ నమస్కారం.1981లో ఔత్సాహిక తెలుగు వారు కొంతమంది కలిసి అట్లాంటా తెలుగు సంఘం (తామా - తెలుగు అసోసియేషన్ అఫ్ మెట్రో అట్లాంటా) స్థాపించారు. ఆ రోజు నుంచి ఈ రోజు దాకా అప్రతిహతంగా...

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