PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Nainital
Following fierce controversy, the result of the election involving the Nainital district Panchayat president was finally declared by the district administration with the BJP candidate Deepa Darmwal having won with 11 votes against 10 secured by the Congress candidate Pushpa Negi with one vote getting cancelled. In the voting held last Thursday, out of a total of 27 members, only 22 members had cast their votes while five members failed to vote due to alleged kidnapping. Congress had moved the High Court resulting in the election process being postponed. Though the votes had been counted the result had not been announced. The results were officially announced in the district treasury on Tuesday.
For the post of the vice-president of the district Panchayat, both BJP and Congress candidates got equal 11-11 votes. Toss was resorted to and Devki Bisht of Congress won and became the district Panchayat vice-president.
