The Nainital district Panchayat chairperson Bela Toliya and vice chairperson Anand Singh Darmwal were administered oath of office and secrecy by the district magistrate Savin Bansal.
The chairperson then administered oath of office of the elected members of the district Panchayat.
Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar MP and BJP State president Ajay Bhatt and Panchayati Raj and Education minister Arvind Pandey were also among those present on the occasion.