Bihar: Meet youngest mukhiya of Kushahar panchayat

PATNA: An engineering graduate, Anushka, has been elected the mukhiya of Kushahar panchayat in Sheohar district. The 21-year-old, who defeated her nearest rival Rita Devi with a margin of 287 votes, is possibly the youngest person to be chosen for the post in the ongoing panchayat polls.

Anushka, whose grandfather Rajmangal Singh was the mukhiya of the same panchayat till 2001, thanked the people for backing her in the election. “This is the victory of the people who put their faith in me and my leadership,” she said.

Anushka’s priority is “the all-round development of the panchayat and its people irrespective of their caste, creed or religion”.

Meanwhile, one Amit Sah, an accused in a case related to violation of the prohibition law lodged with the Madhuban police station in East Champaran district, has been made a panchayat samiti member in Minapur block of Muzaffarpur district. A resident of Ramnagar village, he is currently in the Motihari central jail.

According to sources, Sah defeated his nearest rival, Shyam Nandan Prasad, by only four votes. As soon as the results were declared, his supporters distributed sweets among themselves.

Besides, a disabled woman, Meena Devi, has been made the district board member from Kanti. This was her second attempt and she emerged victorious.

On the other hand, Dharmendra Kumar Singh, the son of JD (U) MP Mahabali Singh, had to bite the dust in the panchayat polls. He was defeated by Upendra Pandey on the post of mukhiya by 471 votes.

The results of the seventh phase of the panchayat polls were declared late on Wednesday.