PATHANAPURAM GANDHI BHAVAN- A PRESIDENT FOR THEIR OWN SNEHA GRAMA PANCHAYAT

PATHANAPURAM GANDHI BHAVAN

A PRESIDENT FOR THEIR OWN SNEHA GRAMA PANCHAYAT

Inmates sheltered at the Pathanapuram-based charity home Gandhi Bhavan on Tuesday exercised their right to franchise to elect their representatives to a “grama panchayat” committee of their own.Two fronts fought the election that was held from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. When the results came by 12 noon, the “Souhrida Munnani” led by its leader Vjayalakshmi swept the polls by winning all the “seven wards” of the “Sneha Grama Panchayat”. The “Janakeeya Munnai” was the other front.

Secretary of the institution Punalur Somarajan said that there was much enthusiasm among all the inmates. “Brisk polling was witnessed and even the senior most inmates cast their votes”. Almost 600 inmates polled. After the results, Ms. Jayalakshmi was unanimously chosen as the president of the grama panchayat. Kadakkal Balachandran was elected vice president and Thankappan Pillai, the welfare standing committee chairperson. The winners held a victory procession through the Gandhi Bhavan complex and the candidates of the “rival” front too joined the procession cheering the winners. Vijayan Ambadi was the chief election commissioner.

                                   Prof. John Kurakar