Pinky Keshari has been elected as the new chairman of Garhwa Nagar Panchayat. She was declared victorious on Thursday after counting of votes at Agriculture Marketing Yard. She defeated her nearest rival Anita Dutt with a margin of 1,998 votes. Pinky bagged 6,657 votes while Anita could get only 4,659 votes.
Others candidates Rijwana Khatoon got 2,961 votes, Kanchan Jayswal 2,116 votes, Sunita Keshari gained 525 votes and Nilima Soni gained 428 votes.