Boost for Irrigation Minister as daughter wins poll in Mandi

Tribune News Service

Mandi, January 22

Vandana Guleria, daughter of Irrigation and Public Health Minister Mahender Singh Thakur, won the election of member of Zila Parishad from Grayoh ward under Dharampur Assembly segment of Mandi district today with a margin of 724 votes.

She defeated her arch rival Congress-supported candidate and CITU leader Bhupender Singh. Three candidates were there in poll fray for Zila Parishad election from this ward. Vandana Guleria secured 8,457 votes, Bhupender Singh got 7,733 votes and Kudeep Singh polled 768 votes.

It would be very gratifying for the Irrigation and Public Health Minister Mahender Singh Thakur, who, in a way, proved his mettle in this election by ensuring the win of his daughter as a Zila Parishad member.

In the last Panchayati Raj election, Vandana Guleria had lost the Zila Parishad member election to CITU leader Bhupender Singh.

However, the election result of Champa Thakur, daughter of senior Congress leader Kaul Singh Thakur, had not yet been declared till filing of the report. She is contesting election for the post of Zila Parishad member from Sayog ward under Sadar assembly segment in Mandi.

The election results of BDC (Block Development Committee) members have been declared almost in all 249 wards across the district, while counting process is underway for Zila Parishad seats.

In Kullu district, the results of BDC members have been declared in all 103 wards, while vote counting process is underway in all 14 wards of Zila Parishad in the district.

In tribal district Lahaul Spiti, Congress-supported candidate Sonam Dolma became the president of Kaza gram panchayat. It is after a gap of 25 years that a Congress-supported candidate has grabbed the top panchayat post in Lahaul Spiti.

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