The Congress candidates were elected unopposed in election for various posts in Doon Cooperative Stores limited (Sahakari Bazar), Dehradun, held on Wednesday. Congress candidate for the post of president Virendra Pokhariyal was elected unopposed followed by Yashwant Singh as vice-president.
Subodh Verma and Preeti Singh were elected as representative for the Rajya Sahkari Bank ltd, Sangita Singh and Manvendra Singh as representative of district cooperative bank ltd, Hardeep Singh and Anita Verma as representatives Jila Sahkari Vikas Sangh, and Manvendra Singh as representative of Rajya Sahkari Sangh ltd.
Candidates emerged victorious said that the Congress successfully retained its hold over in the election of Doon Cooperative stores. The members claimed that it showed that the popularity of the Congress was increasing among the common man.
Virendra Pokhariyal expressed thanks to Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, Uttarakhand Congress Committee president and Cooperative Minister Yashpal Arya and Dinesh Agarwal for their support.
Pokhariyal said that the victory matters as the party retained its hold in Doon Cooperative stores election third time consecutively.