Shankar elected Udupi ZP Chief, Jyothi deputy

Bellevision Media Network

• 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.