Cong women win municipality chairpersons' elections

Two out of three seats won by Congress, one by BJP

PTI | January 31, 2011



Congress won two out of three seats in the electoral battle for municipality chairpersons in the recent general elections held in Rajasthan.

BJP won a seat at Malpura in Tonk district, where the party's candidate Subhash Galav defeated his nearest rival Ibrahim of Congress with a margin of 2336 votes, a state election commission official said today.

The results were declared after the counting took place yesterday, he said.

Congress women Anita Suwalka and Asha Paliwal won the Todaraisingh Municipality seat in Tonk district and one in Rajsamand municipality.

Out of total 75 ward member seats, Congress won 32 seats, BJP 36 and Independents seven.

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