The election of the president and vice president of Zila Parishad was held on Saturday in the presence of deputy commissioner Nancy Sahay here. In the election of president Umesh Prasad Mehta and in the post of vice president Kishun Yadav have been declared elected by the deputy commissioner.
On the post of president two candidates Umesh Prasad Mehta and Survesh
Kumar Singh filed their nomination. With the help of ballet paper the newly elected Zila Parishad members cast their votes.
After the counting of the votes Umesh Prasad Mehta bagged 22 votes and Survesh Kumar Singh bagged only 7 votes. Two votes declared invalid. The district election officer cum deputy commissioner declared Umesh Prasad Mehta as the winning candidate for the post of president.
For the post of vice president Kishun Yadav and Sarju Patel filed their nomination. In this direct contest Kishun Yadav bagged 22 votes and Sarju Patel 7 votes. The district returning officer declared Kishun Yadav as vice president of the Zila Parishad.
The newly elected president said that the development of the district with the cooperation of district administration will be the priority. He further said that he will try to complete the incomplete plans in the district. The vice president Kishun Yadav said that he will give full cooperation to the president and district administration in the development. The development of the remote areas of the district will be my priority.
Deputy commissioner Nancy Sahay said on this occasion that we will fully cooperate with the public representatives that include president, vice president as well as the newly elected members of the board.