All preparations for conducting election of Dehradun Bar Association, slated for February 26, have been completed. A total of 16 polling booths have been made. The voters’ list has been prepared and a total of 2533 advocates will be able to cast votes in this election.
Those with identity cards of Dehradun Bar Association would be allowed to cast votes in this election, said the election officer lB Gurang on Tuesday. A committee comprising ten members has been constituted and they are looking into the implementation part of model code of conduct during election, he added.
Meanwhile, some candidates were seen canvassing votes while interacting with the advocates.Gurang said that two candidates — Manmohan Khandwal and Rajiv Sharma- are in fray for the post of president while Anil Gandhi, Anil Pandit, Anil Sharma and Kamal Birmani are vying for the post of secretary.
Three candidates- Prakash T Pal, Rajiv Kumar Gupta and Shambhu Prasad Mamgai- are contesting election for the post of vice president. Three candidates- Arvind Kumar Sharma, Bhanu Prasad Sisodiya and Sandeep Kumar- had filed nomination for the post of joint secretary while four - Ashutosh Gulati, Pritam Singh Aswal, Satya Dobra and Shailendra Kumar – are in the contest for the post of auditor, he added.