BJP names ZP candidates

Tribune News Service

Solan, December 22

Eleven women are among 17 candidates announced by the BJP for the 17 Zila Parishad seats in Solan district today. Though the elections are not conducted on the party symbols, they are the most keenly contested poll in the panchayati raj institutions (PRI).

The Congress is yet to finalise its list of candidates. Sixteen of the 17 BJP candidates are first-timers. The BJP candidates are Hira Kaushal from Darla ward, Bhuvneshwari Sharma from Dhundan, Sunita Rohal from Sirinagar, a former zila parishad chairperson and sitting member Sheela Kumari from Salogra, Darpana Thakur from Dharampur, Bhimavati from Kasauli (Garkhal), Shanti Devi from Khera, Pushpa Devi from Manjholi, Sushila Thakur from Dhabota, Kamla Devi Ratwari, Om Prakash Sharma from Domehar, Ravinder Parihar from Kunihar, Tirath Ram Thakur from Saproon, Ramesh Thakur from Darva, Amar Sandhu from Barotiwala, Rahul Sharma from Bavasani, and Karan Singh from Kundlu Jukhari.

In Sirmaur district, the BJP announced 17 candidates, including nine women, for the as many Zila Parisahd seats. In view of the change in the reservation roster, only one sitting candidate, Manish Chuahan, figures in the list. The candidates are Mor Dhwaj Chauhan from Nohra, Seema Devi from Sangrah, Chandrakala from Kando Bhatnol, Urmila Devi from Gvali, Mam Raj Sharma from Shila, Sumita Devi from Kamrau, Prem Lata from Bhangyani, Sarvan Kumar from Shri Badripur, Pushpa Chawdhary from Majra, Manish Chauhan from Rampur Bharapur, Nirmala from Bankala, Pushpa from Kala Amb, Surinder Singh from Dadahu, Lalita Sharma from Bagh Pashog, Subash Sharma from Narag, Satish Thakur from Shilanji and Sunil Thakur from Devthi Majhgond.