DDC Election: With cross votes Independent elected Chairman, NC man VC in Budgam

Srinagar: The chairperson and the vice chairperson of the District Development Council (DDC) Budgam and Kupwara were elected Monday in a meeting of the elected DDC members convened under the chairmanship of the respective District Election Officers (District Development Commissioners).Meanwhile, the respective DPEOs congratulated the DDC Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and welcomed them as important functionaries in the plan formulation and socio-economic development of the district.
Budgam : With cross votes from the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration’s (PAGD) members an independent candidate was elected Chairperson for Budgam District Development Council while National Conference won the election for the position of Vice chairperson . As already reported ten PAGD candidates had emerged victorious from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district in the maiden DDC polls, conducted last year. However, despite having majority with them, the conglomerate failed to secure the post of DDC Chairperson in the district due to the cross voting Monday at Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office in Budgam. Though there was a tie between Nazir Ahmad Khan the Independent and Abdul Ahad Dar, both contesting for Chairman DDC Budgam with each securing 7 votes but in a draw of lots Nazir Ahmad Khan was declared elected as Chairman DDC Budgam.
Meanwhile, for the election of Vice chairman DDC Budgam, among the two contestants, Nazir Ahmad Jahara of National Conference was declared successful by securing 9 votes against Nisar Ahmad Sheikh who got only five 5 votes. The DPEO said the whole process of the election to the chairperson and vice chairperson positions of the DDC Budgam was smooth adding that the elections were held in a free and fair manner. Later, DPEO administered the oath to both the Chairperson and Vice- Chairperson.
Kupwara : Irfan Sultan Panditpori of Pepples’ Conference was elected as Chairperson and Haji Farooq Mir an independent candidate backed by Peoples Conference was elected Vice-Chairperson of DDC Kupwara during an election held in the presence of District Election Officer (DC Kupwara), Imam Din.
Out of 13 DDC members in the district, 9 DDC members made their presence in the scheduled election, which fulfilled the quorum limit of 2/3rd majority. On the occasion, People’s Conference candidate, Irfan Sultan Panditpori and Independent candidate, Haji Farooq Mir submitted their nomination forms for Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson respectively and were declared winners unopposed. Later, the District Election Officer Kupwara, administered oath to the newly elected Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.