Shankar elected Udupi ZP Chief, Jyothi deputy
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- President assures to provide basic infrastructure
Udupi, 09 February 2011: Katpadi Shankar Poojary and Jyothi S Shetty have been elected as the President and Vice-president of Udupi Zilla Panchayat on Wednesday.
Katpadi Shankar Poojary defeated his nearest rival Diwakar Kunder by a margin of seven votes and Jyothi S Shetty won against Mallika Radhakrishna Poojary by seven votes.
Four nominations were filed each for the posts of president and vice president. Diwakar Kunder and Mallika Radhakrishna has also filed their nominations for the post of president and vice-president.
Katpadi Shankar Poojary secured 16 votes against Diwaker Kunder. The Udupi Zilla Pancahayat has a strength of 25 seats. The first term is for a period of 20 months. The term will conclude on October 8, 2012. Katpadi Shankar Poojary represents ZP from Kaup constituency and Jyothi Shetty is from Mandarthi constituency.
Speaking with mediapersons, Poojary said that he will give priority to the basic infrastructure facilities. Roads, drinking water and solid waste management will be given priority during the period. Besides, all Zilla Panchayat programmes will be properly executed to benefit the beneficiaries. Multi village drinking water scheme, developing rural roads, health and sanitation in rural areas are the core issues which will be taken up on priority basis, he added.
“The government has approved the recommendations of III Finance Commission report. The report ensures financial assistance to the Zilla Panchayat. We hope that the inadequate allotment of funds to the Zilla Panchayats will be solved by April,” he added.
Shankar Poojary has studied upto SSLC and has done his GDC course (Government Diploma in Corporation). Jyothi Shetty is an arts graduate.
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Benedict Noronha, Udupi | Wed, February-9-2011, 10:17 |
Hearty congratulations to K.Shankara Pujary on his election as Zilla Panchayath president. Irrespctive of party affiliations this man had faught for the common people the villages and peasants and for thier survival. On many occasions without my knowledge this social worker had identified me and joined his voice with me for fighting against corruption. Now that he is holding the reigns of Zilla panchayath, the common man can expect some concrete steps of developmental work in villages like Pambur, Bantakal, Kabyadi Padubelle kattingere etc, looking beyond his home town Katapadi. I wish him all success in his regieme as President and let our Udupi Zille have a balanced development making good use of the resources received from the state and Central Government. God speed to Shankara Pujary. So alos the Vice President Mrs Jyothi to work hand in hand Good Luck to both . |