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Gupkar alliance wins DDC Chairperson post in Jammu and Kashmir�s Rajouri
Posted 20 Feb 2021 11:05 AM

Deccan Herald

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Gupkar alliance wins DDC Chairperson post in Jammu and Kashmir�s Rajouri

Jammu
February 20, 2021

The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Friday (February 19) won the post of District Development Council (DDC) chairperson in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

Rajouri, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes, went to the polls in the final phase that marked the conclusion of the election process to DDC posts in all the 20 districts of the Union territory, officials said.

The win in Rajouri gave PAGD, an alliance of various mainstream parties including National Conference, PDP and CPI(M), its third district in Jammu region.

On Friday, PAGD had won the posts of DDC chairpersons in Ramban and Kishtwar districts with the support of Congress, whose DDC member was also elected to the post of vice-chairperson in Kishtwar.

National Conference's Naseem Liaqat, an advocate, won the post of DDC chairperson in Rajouri by eight votes against six by his rival Shazia Choudhary (independent), while senior Congress leader and former minister Shabir Khan was elected to the post of vice-chairperson after PAGD and Congress joined hands.

All 14 members were present and the election concluded in a conducive atmosphere, the officials said.

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