By way of PTI
JAMMU: The Congress on Friday boycotted the election to the posts of mayor and deputy mayor of the Jammu Municipal Company (JMC) in protest towards the “open poll” balloting procedure.
Corporator Rajinder Sharma of the BJP has polled 57 votes, whilst Congress candidate Dwarka Nath Choudhary were given one vote, assets mentioned.
The BJP and the Congress have been in a instantly contest for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor.
The Congress corporators boycotted the election in protest towards the exchange of process of balloting from secret poll to open poll.
“The exchange of process from secret balloting to open poll was once undemocratic. It was once now not achieved prior to now. In protest in contrast, our corporators have boycott the polling,” leader spokesperson of J&Ok Congress Ravinder Sharma advised PTI.
“Despite the fact that we didn’t have the bulk, we have now put our applicants for the competition. However this undemocratic step has compelled us to boycott it,” he mentioned.
The BJP maintained that it had majority and its mayoral candidate received the election with a thumping majority.
“The election for the submit of mayor has taken position. A complete of 59 votes have been polled — 57 went to BJP candidate Rajinder Sharma, one vote was once declared invalid and one vote went to the Congress candidate,” BJP corporator Baldev Singh Billoria advised newshounds right here.
He mentioned the election to the submit of deputy mayor began due to this fact.
The posts fell vacant closing month following the resignation of incumbent mayor Chander Mohan Gupta and his deputy Purnima Sharma, each from the BJP, to concentrate on strengthening the birthday celebration forward of the meeting elections scheduled to happen after the realization of ongoing particular abstract revision of electoral rolls.
Two applicants every — Rajinder Sharma and Baldev Singh of the BJP and Dwarka Nath Choudhary and Sonika Sharma of the Congress — submitted their papers for the 2 posts at the closing day of the submitting of nominations on October 17, officers mentioned.
Within the 75-member Jammu Municipal Company, the BJP has 44 corporators, the Congress 13 corporators and the remainder are Independents.
Chander Mohan Gupta and Purnima Sharma took over their respective posts on November 15, 2018 after the BJP received the civic frame all over the City Native Our bodies elections that have been held in 4 stages from October 8-16 in 2018 after an opening of 13 years.
JAMMU: The Congress on Friday boycotted the election to the posts of mayor and deputy mayor of the Jammu Municipal Company (JMC) in protest towards the “open poll” balloting procedure.
Corporator Rajinder Sharma of the BJP has polled 57 votes, whilst Congress candidate Dwarka Nath Choudhary were given one vote, assets mentioned.
The BJP and the Congress have been in a instantly contest for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor.
The Congress corporators boycotted the election in protest towards the exchange of process of balloting from secret poll to open poll.
“The exchange of process from secret balloting to open poll was once undemocratic. It was once now not achieved prior to now. In protest in contrast, our corporators have boycott the polling,” leader spokesperson of J&Ok Congress Ravinder Sharma advised PTI.
“Despite the fact that we didn’t have the bulk, we have now put our applicants for the competition. However this undemocratic step has compelled us to boycott it,” he mentioned.
The BJP maintained that it had majority and its mayoral candidate received the election with a thumping majority.
“The election for the submit of mayor has taken position. A complete of 59 votes have been polled — 57 went to BJP candidate Rajinder Sharma, one vote was once declared invalid and one vote went to the Congress candidate,” BJP corporator Baldev Singh Billoria advised newshounds right here.
He mentioned the election to the submit of deputy mayor began due to this fact.
The posts fell vacant closing month following the resignation of incumbent mayor Chander Mohan Gupta and his deputy Purnima Sharma, each from the BJP, to concentrate on strengthening the birthday celebration forward of the meeting elections scheduled to happen after the realization of ongoing particular abstract revision of electoral rolls.
Two applicants every — Rajinder Sharma and Baldev Singh of the BJP and Dwarka Nath Choudhary and Sonika Sharma of the Congress — submitted their papers for the 2 posts at the closing day of the submitting of nominations on October 17, officers mentioned.
Within the 75-member Jammu Municipal Company, the BJP has 44 corporators, the Congress 13 corporators and the remainder are Independents.
Chander Mohan Gupta and Purnima Sharma took over their respective posts on November 15, 2018 after the BJP received the civic frame all over the City Native Our bodies elections that have been held in 4 stages from October 8-16 in 2018 after an opening of 13 years.
