DDC chairperson election: PAGD faces defeat in Sgr as AP candidates emerge victorious

DDC member Aftab Malik and Bilal ahmad celebrate their victory of being elected as chairman and vice chairman in Srinagar.Excelsior/Shakeel
SRINAGAR: The Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Saturday faced defeat in the election for the post of chairperson of District Development Council (DDC) in Srinagar.
Apni Party candidate Aftab Malik bagged 10 votes while Malik’s rival bagged only three votes.
Bilal Ahmad, Apni Party’s candidate for vice-chairperson post managed to secure nine votes while his rival from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Manzoor Ahmad Bhat bagged only four votes.
Notably, BJP’s lone DDC member from Srinagar, Ajaz Hussain also supported JKAP candidates for both the posts.