Jammu Municipal Corporation: Congress boycotts election to posts of mayor, deputy mayor
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JAMMU: The Congress on Friday boycotted the election to the posts of mayor and deputy mayor of the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) in protest in opposition to the “open ballot” voting course of.
Corporator Rajinder Sharma of the BJP has polled 57 votes, whereas Congress candidate Dwarka Nath Choudhary obtained one vote, sources stated.
The BJP and the Congress have been in a straight contest for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor.
The Congress corporators boycotted the election in protest in opposition to the change of process of voting from secret poll to open poll.
“The change of procedure from secret voting to open ballot was undemocratic. It was not done in the past. In protest against this, our corporators have boycott the polling,” chief spokesperson of J&Okay Congress Ravinder Sharma advised PTI.
“Although we did not have the majority, we have put our candidates for the contest. But this undemocratic step has forced us to boycott it,” he stated.
The BJP maintained that it had majority and its mayoral candidate received the election with a thumping majority.
“The election for the post of mayor has taken place. A total of 59 votes were polled — 57 went to BJP candidate Rajinder Sharma, one vote was declared invalid and one vote went to the Congress candidate,” BJP corporator Baldev Singh Billoria advised reporters right here.
He stated the election to the publish of deputy mayor began subsequently.
The posts fell vacant final month following the resignation of incumbent mayor Chander Mohan Gupta and his deputy Purnima Sharma, each from the BJP, to deal with strengthening the social gathering forward of the meeting elections scheduled to happen after the conclusion of ongoing particular abstract revision of electoral rolls.
Two candidates every — Rajinder Sharma and Baldev Singh of the BJP and Dwarka Nath Choudhary and Sonika Sharma of the Congress — submitted their papers for the 2 posts on the final day of the submitting of nominations on October 17, officers stated.
In the 75-member Jammu Municipal Corporation, the BJP has 44 corporators, the Congress 13 corporators and the remainder are Independents.
Chander Mohan Gupta and Purnima Sharma took over their respective posts on November 15, 2018 after the BJP received the civic physique in the course of the Urban Local Bodies elections which have been held in 4 phases from October 8-16 in 2018 after a niche of 13 years.
JAMMU: The Congress on Friday boycotted the election to the posts of mayor and deputy mayor of the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) in protest in opposition to the “open ballot” voting course of.
Corporator Rajinder Sharma of the BJP has polled 57 votes, whereas Congress candidate Dwarka Nath Choudhary obtained one vote, sources stated.
The BJP and the Congress have been in a straight contest for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor.
The Congress corporators boycotted the election in protest in opposition to the change of process of voting from secret poll to open poll.
“The change of procedure from secret voting to open ballot was undemocratic. It was not done in the past. In protest against this, our corporators have boycott the polling,” chief spokesperson of J&Okay Congress Ravinder Sharma advised PTI.
“Although we did not have the majority, we have put our candidates for the contest. But this undemocratic step has forced us to boycott it,” he stated.
The BJP maintained that it had majority and its mayoral candidate received the election with a thumping majority.
“The election for the post of mayor has taken place. A total of 59 votes were polled — 57 went to BJP candidate Rajinder Sharma, one vote was declared invalid and one vote went to the Congress candidate,” BJP corporator Baldev Singh Billoria advised reporters right here.
He stated the election to the publish of deputy mayor began subsequently.
The posts fell vacant final month following the resignation of incumbent mayor Chander Mohan Gupta and his deputy Purnima Sharma, each from the BJP, to deal with strengthening the social gathering forward of the meeting elections scheduled to happen after the conclusion of ongoing particular abstract revision of electoral rolls.
Two candidates every — Rajinder Sharma and Baldev Singh of the BJP and Dwarka Nath Choudhary and Sonika Sharma of the Congress — submitted their papers for the 2 posts on the final day of the submitting of nominations on October 17, officers stated.
In the 75-member Jammu Municipal Corporation, the BJP has 44 corporators, the Congress 13 corporators and the remainder are Independents.
Chander Mohan Gupta and Purnima Sharma took over their respective posts on November 15, 2018 after the BJP received the civic physique in the course of the Urban Local Bodies elections which have been held in 4 phases from October 8-16 in 2018 after a niche of 13 years.
