Bharatiya Janata Party has won the Talwara Nagar Panchayat elections by winning seven of the 15 seats.
SAD and the Congress wrested one seat each, while the People’s Party of Punjab (PPP) got a pleasant surprise when its candidate won from ward number 8. At least four candidates, who were backed by Bhakhra Beas Management Board (BBMB) employees union, also won the elections.
The otherwise peaceful election was marred by a violent incident at the polling booth in Sector-1 Government Senior Secondary School where some unidentified persons who allegedly owed allegiance to the BJP, roughed up independent candidate Anita Kumari's husband and employee union leader Ashok Kumar.
The unruly elements also bashed up a local reporter and snatched his camera. A case was booked against them.
BJP candidates Dhruv Singh, Santosh Kumari, Ichchha Devi, Deepak Dua, Naresh Thakur,Dev Raj and Amandeep Happy won from ward number 2, 4, 7, 11, 13, 14 and 15 respectively, while SAD nominee Amarpal Singh won from ward number 12.
Joginder Pal Chhinda of Congress won from ward number 5 and PPP's Taranjit Singh Bobby won from ward number 8.
Independents Usha Rani, Parminder Singh, Kulwant Kaur Saini and Kashmira Singh won from ward number 1, 9, 10 and 6 respectively. Rebel BJP candidate Nand Kishore Puri defeated his own party candidate in ward number 3.