GANGTOK Mayor KN Tobgay, Namchi chairperson Buddha Tamang

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GANGTOK, May 12: Fifty one year old KN Tobgay was today unanimously nominated as the first Mayor of Gangtok Municipal Corporation (GMC) by the other 14 councillors after the oath taking formalities conducted today here at the east district administrative office.
Tobgay had won the Chandmari ward under GMC uncontested.
To recall, the ruling SDF party had swept all the 47 wards under GMC, Namchi Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayats of Singtam, Rangpo, Jorethang, Geyzing and Mangan in the results announced on April 29.
All the 15 councillors from GMC and ten Nagar Panchayats from Rangpo and Singtam were administrated their oaths by DC (East) D Anandan who is also the returning officer for East Sikkim.
Speaking to SIKKIM EXPRESS, Tobgay said that the priority of the GMC will be to tackle the issues of sewerage and drainage system besides decongesting the swelling capital.
The first elected Mayor is a commerce graduate from Shri Ram College under Delhi University. He has also worked as a teacher in Tashi Namgyal Academy in the mid-eighties.
Shakti Singh, councillor from Upper MG Marg was nominated for the post of deputy Mayor by the other councillors under GMC.
DPH councillor Srijani Khati, Deorali ward councillor Udai Lama and Upper Sichey ward councillor Neelu Chettri were included in the executive body of GMC.
Similarly, Singtam Nagar Panchayat got its first president as Sharvan Kumar Pradhan who had won from Daragaon ward. Meena Kumari Chettri from Pipal Dara ward was nominated as the vice-president.


Namchi chairperson Buddha Tamang
Nirmal Kumar Khati from Mandi Bazaar ward was nominated as the president and Pushpa Mishra from Chanatar ward as nominated as the vice-president of Rangpo Nagar Panchayat.
Meanwhile, as expected, Buddha Tamang from Upper Boomtar ward became the first chairperson of Namchi Municipal Council (NMC) today by the other six councillors.
The chairperson of NMC had been reserved for the Limboo-Tamang community and Tamang was the only councillor elected from these two communities.
Tamang was nominated for the post of NMC chairperson by the other councillors after the oath taking ceremony here at South District administrative office. The oaths were administrated by South DC AK Singh who is also the returning officer for NMC and Jorethang Nagar Panchayat elections.
NH Ansari from Gangyap ward was nominated as the deputy chairperson while Sonam Peden Bhutia from Upper Ghurpisey ward was included as the executive member of NMC.
Similarly, Pursottam Das Agarwal from Santinagar ward was nominated as the president of Jorethang Nagar Panchayat while Prakash Lakhandari from Daragon ward was nominated as the vice-president.
MLAs from Namchi-Singithang and Zoom-Salghari also attended the oath taking function.
In North Sikkim, Karma Jidgal Bhutia (29) from Rinzing Namgyal Marg ward was nominated unanimously as the president of Mangan Nagar Panchayat today.
Chewang Dorjee Lepcha (52) from Pentok ward as nominated as the vice president. The official swearing in function will be held on May 14.
Similarly in West Sikkim, Indra Kumar Neopany from New Geyzing ward was nominated as the first president of Geyzing Nagar Pancahyat after the formal oath taking ceremony at the West district administrative conference hall.
An IPR release informs that all the five members of Geyzing Nagar Panchayat were administrated the oath office by ADC (West).
Roshan Gurung from Kyongsa ward was nominated as the vice president of the Geyzing Nagar Panchayat.