Excelsior Correspondent
Kathua, Dec 10: In a closely-contested election, Sanjay Pathak was today elected as new President of Press Club of Kathua.
The results of elections, which remained peaceful and smooth, were announced by the Returning Officer Taranjeet Singh in the presence of Assistant Returning Officer Raj Kumar.
The elections for various posts in Kathua Press Club were conducted at Irrigation Rest House today.
The polling was held from 11 am to 1 pm. There were a total of 37 members who had the voting rights to elect the new team for Press Club Kathua out of which 35 votes were polled.
For the post of President, Sanjay Pathak of The Tribune defeated his rival Sarabjeet Singh by a margin of single vote.
Manuj Kesar was elected unopposed as new chairman of the Club, while Raj Kumar, who was polled 20 votes, defeated his opponent Charanjeet Singh by a margin of five votes.
For the post of Secretary, Harpreet Singh Sethi, after getting 19 votes, defeated his rival Aditya Krishan by a margin of three votes. Similarly, Prabhu Dayal trounced his opponent Shishan Kumar by a margin of just three votes.
The administration provided all assistance for smooth conduct of the polling. Tehsildar Kathua Kapil Kant Khajuria, SHO Kathua Sanjeev Chib and District Special Branch in-charge inspector Arvind Sambyal personally looked into all the arrangements for smooth conduct of the polls.
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