By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: BJD corporator Manjulata Kanhar was on Saturday elected the deputy mayor of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). The 28-year-old tribal corporator was elected unopposed. Both BJP and Congress have been unable to subject any candidate because of their inadequate numbers within the civic physique.
A postgraduate from Berhampur University, Manjulata lives along with her husband Sourav Jani in Bharatpur slum within the metropolis. While Sourav is a authorities worker, Manjulata was a tailor previous to becoming a member of politics.
A primary timer, she gained the corporator seat within the not too long ago concluded polls by defeating her nearest BJP rival with 476 votes. Manjulata who left behind many heavyweights within the race to deputy mayor publish is claimed to have been picked up by the BJD as an acknowledgement to the ‘unwavering support’ the ruling celebration acquired from the slum dwellers within the city elections.
She thanked Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik for trusting her with the necessary position. She mentioned she is going to work for the progress of the Capital metropolis and handle waterlogging and drainage points on precedence foundation.
With the election of Manjulata, Bhubaneswar for the primary time may have ladies as mayor and deputy mayor. Women additionally comprise a majority of the corporator seats within the BMC.
The elected representatives took oath of workplace on the day on the BMC headquarters right here. Sulochana Das was additionally sworn in as the primary lady mayor of BMC.
Director of municipal administration Sangramjit Nayak administered the oath to Das and different newly elected representatives in presence of BMC Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Singh.
