Vikram Ditya Sharma/Ferozepur
The Municipal Council elections in Mudki ended without a single contest after candidates belonging to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and Shiromani Akali Dal were declared elected unopposed from all 13 wards of the civic body, triggering fresh political debate in the town.
Returning Officer Johnny Khanna said that a total of 19 candidates had filed nomination papers for the 13 wards, out of which one nomination was cancelled during scrutiny while five candidates later withdrew their nominations. “The remaining nominations belonged only to AAP and SAD candidates and they had no opponents in their respective wards following which they were declared elected unopposed,” said Khanna.
As per details, AAP candidate Karamjit Kaur was elected unopposed from Ward No. 1, Mantar Singh Rakhra from Ward No. 2, Pavittar Singh from Ward No. 3, Gurtej Singh from Ward No. 7, Iqbal Singh from Ward No. 9, Paramjit Kaur from Ward No. 11 and Arvinder Singh from Ward No. 13. Similarly, SAD candidate Rampy Kaur Gill won unopposed from Ward No. 4, Surinder Singh from Ward No. 5, Kulwinder Kaur from Ward No. 6, Baljinder Kaur from Ward No. 8, Narinderpal Kaur from Ward No. 10 and Manpreet Kaur Kalsi from Ward No. 12.
Notably, no candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party had filed nominations in the civic polls from here.
MLA Rajneesh Dahiya said that for the first time, an AAP-backed committee would be formed in Mudki Municipal Council, claiming that the people of the constituency were extending overwhelming support to the ruling party.
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