PAGD wins DDC chairperson polls in 2 Valley dists, BJP luggage as many in Jammu

The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration Wednesday bagged the chairperson posts of the District Development Councils (DDC) in Ganderbal and Pulwama in Kashmir division.
BJP in the meantime, noticed its its nominees elected as chairpersons of Reasi and Samba DDCs in Jammu division.
In South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, PDP’s Syed Bari Andrabi was elected chairperson of the council whereas NC’s Mukhtar Bandh was elected vice-chairman.
At Ganderbal, NC’s Nuzhat Ishfaq was elected chairperson whereas Bilal Ahmad Sheikh of PDP turned vice-chairman.
Both NC and PDP are members of PAGD, an amalgam of six political events searching for restoration of the particular Constitutional standing of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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The profitable candidate from one of many 14 constituencies, Waheed Para, who’s at present in detention, has not been allowed to take oath.
PAGD has claimed three out of the eight districts which have thus far elected chairpersons.
Baramulla and Anantnag districts are but to elect chairpersons.

Officials stated that in opposition to BJP’s seven votes within the 14-member Reasi DDC, the saffron get together’s Saraf Singh Nag from Bhomag constituency polled 9 votes, defeating National Conference’s Jagjeevan Lal (Reasi), a former minister, by two votes. However, it misplaced the submit of vice chairperson to an impartial, Sajra Qadir from Gulabgarh, in a draw of heaps after she tied with BJP candidate Abdul Rashid (Jij Bagli).
In Samba DDC, BJP’s Keshav Dutt and Balwan Singh have been unanimously elected chairperson and vice chairperson, respectively. BJP has 13 members and NC just one within the 14-member DDC.