Many panchayats in Katihar and W Champaran get new mukhiyas

KATIHAR/BAGAHA: Several new mukhiyas were elected in Amdabad and Manihari blocks of Katihar district after the results of the seventh phase of the ongoing panchayat polls were declared on Wednesday. The two blocks had gone to the polls on November 15.
Katihar district magistrate (DM) Udayan Mishra told this reporter, “We declare the results as soon as counting of votes and tabulation get over.That’s exactly what we did in this phase.”
While Padmavati Devi (Kumaripur panchayat), Momit Devi (Baghmara), Rajkumar Mandal (Dhuryahi), Kamta Prasad Singh (Nawabganj), Shabnam Kumari (Manoharpur) and Hazra Khatun (Fatehnagar) were elected mukhiyas under Manihari block, B B Mahpara Kharun (Baida), Raushan Ayah (Junglataal), Jaiprakash Yadav (Karimullahpur-south), Tamanna Khatun (Par Diara), Shweta Rai (Lakhanpur), Munni Devi (Bairiya), Vimal Devi (Kishanpur) and Gopal Prasad Singh (Durgapur) were declared winners under Amdabad block.
Meanwhile, after the counting of votes at Bazar Samiti in Bettiah, new mukhiyas were elected in 15 panchayats of Sikta block. Sanjay Bharti, the mukhiya of Gauchari panchayat, retained his seat for the second consecutive term. In Manatard block, only Jahan Arrah, the mukhiya of Puraina panchayat, retained his seat.