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DDC chairmen elected in Budgam, Kupwara

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BJP gets DDC chairpersons, vice chairperson posts in Udhampur, Doda

Srinagar/Jammu: The second phase of elections to the posts of chairpersons for District Development Councils (DDC) in Budgam and Kupwara districts of Jammu and Kashmir was held on Monday, officials said.
However, the polls in Baramulla district were postponed, they said.
In Budgam district in central Kashmir, Nazir Ahmad Khan–an independent DDC member–was elected as the chairperson, while Nazir Ahmad Jahara of National Conference (NC) was elected as vice-chairperson of DDC, officials said.
Khan was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but decided to contest the DDC polls which were held in December last year as an independent candidate.
His decision came after the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) seeking the restoration of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, fielded an NC candidate from the seat in Beerwah area which he wanted to contest.
The officials said in Kupwara district in north Kashmir, the Peoples Conference (PC) led by Sajad Lone secured the post of the chairperson, while the party-backed independent candidate won the vice-chairperson’s post.
The party’s DDC member Irfan Panditpuri was elected as the chairperson, while Farooq Ahmad was elected the vice-chairperson, they said.
The elections for the post of chairperson and vice-chairperson for Baramulla DDC council were postponed due to lack of quorum, officials said.
They said some elected DDC members were not present for the meeting to elect the chairperson, so the authorities postponed the polls.
The new date for the elections will be announced later, they added.
In the first phase of the polls to the posts of chairpersons and vice-chairpersons for three districts on Saturday, Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party won from Srinagar and Shopian, while the CPI (M), which is part of the PAGD, won from Kulgam.
Meanwhile, after getting a majority in the recently-held district development council polls, BJP members were elected to the posts of chairpersons and vice chairpersons in Udhampur and Doda districts of Jammu region.
Lal Chand was declared elected unopposed for the post of chairperson and Juhi Manhas to the post of vice chairperson at a meeting chaired by Udhampur panchayat election officer Piyush Singla, officials said.
Singla congratulated the newly-elected chairperson and vice chairpersons, hoping that with the establishment of the three-tier panchayat raj institutions, the development process at grassroots level would get further boost.
The official also complimented the people of Udhampur for their wholehearted participation in the DDC elections.
In Doda district, BJP’s Dhananter Singh Kotwal was elected to the post of DDC chairperson, while Sangeeta Rani Bhagat was elected as vice chairperson of the district council, the officials said.
District Election Officer Sagar Doifode said all the 14 elected DDC members participated in the election and the winning candidates got nine votes each.
In the first phase, BJP members were elected to the post of chairperson and vice-chairperson in Jammu and Kathua districts. (PTI)

 


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