Shushma Devi has been elected as the new president of Bokaro District Council (Zila Parishad) while Heeralal Manjhi wins as vice-president. The post of President of Bokaro Zila Parishad is reserved for woman.
Duos were elected in presence of Rai Mahimapat Ray Deputy Commissioner Bokaro. Earlier all 31 members of the district council took the oath and then election procedure started for the post of president and vice president. Shushma from ward 30 gets 23 votes while Manjhi got 21 out of 31 votes of the members and won the election. Beside others DDC Arvind Kumar, BIADA Secretary SN Upadhyay, district council officer Shiv Shankar Prasad were present there. Bokaro was established in 1991 by carving out one subdivision consisting of two blocks from Dhanbad District and six blocks from Giridih District.