Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Cong excels in Bhawanipatna civic body poll

The Pioneer, Oct 1, 2008
Pioneer News Service | Bhawanipatna

Congress candidate Lalita Naik from Ward No 17 has been elected as the Chairman of Bhawanipatna Municipality, that was reserved for SC woman candidates, by two votes than her BJP counterpart Laxmi Priya Naik. In Bhawanipatna, out of 20 seats, the Congress won 10 seats, the BJP six, and the BJD and Independents two each.

Congress candidate Ram Kumar Jain was elected as the chairman of Kesinga NAC that was reserved for OBC. The Congress won seven seats, the BJD four and the BJP one, out of total 12 seats in Kesinga.

BJD candidate Mahesh Kumar Sahu from Junagarh NAC was elected as the Chairman by four votes from his Congress contestant Sudhanshu Sekhar. In Junagarh, the BJP got eight seats, the Cogress three and Independents one out of the total 12 seats.

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