Sakhali civic body gets new dy chairperson

Bicholim: Ansira Khan of the Congress party was elected as the deputy chairperson of Sakhali Municipal Council (SMC) by draw of lots in an election held on Thursday at SMC hall.
Election officer Praveenjay Pandit made the announcement after both the candidates bagged equal votes during the poll. It may be recalled that the post of deputy chairperson had fallen vacant after former SMC deputy chairperson passed away on November 21 due to a brief illness.
Anand Kanekar of the BJP and Khan had filed their nominations for the post.
Chairperson Yeshwant Madkar and councillors Rashmi Desai, Shubhada Sawaikar, Dayanand Boryekar and Bramha Desai voted in favour of BJP candidate Anand Kanekar, while councillors Dharmesh Sagalani, Raya Parsekar, Jyoti Blagan, Kunda Madkar and Rajesh Sawal voted in favour of Khan.