Gangtok, Oct 14 (PTI) The ruling Sikkim DemocraticFront (SDF) has won uncontested all zilla territorial unit andgram panachayat wards under Gnathang-Machong (BL) assemblyseat in East District.
The SDF candidates have been declared electedunopposed on all four zilla territorial units and 38 grampanchayat wards at the end of last day for withdrawal ofcandidature late last evening, the election officials saidtoday.
It is first such instance in the two-decade history ofpanchayat polls in Sikkim that all zilla territorial units andgram panchayat wards have been won unopposed in any assemblyconstituency by any party, sources in the state electioncommission said.
Thanking the electorate of his assembly constituencyfor handing out an unprecedented verdict in favour the SDF,the area MLA D T Lepcha, who is Transport and Public Works(Building and Housing) Minister gave credit to the ChiefMinister Pawan Kumar Chamling for leading the party from thefront.
"The spectacular victory in panchayat polls inGnathang-Machong (BL) assembly seat has been made possible bythe chief minister's goodwill with the masses," Lepcha toldPTI today. PTI KDKRG.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.