Against Odds, Tanzeem Candidates loose Jali Panchayath Elections

Bhatkallys News Service/ Rizwan Gangavali Bhatkal Sept 19 2016: In unusual turn of events in Jali Patan Panchayath elections, Majlis Islah Wa Tanzeem backed candidates Adv Imran Lanka and Shameem Hawaldar failed to win the elections. Abdul Rahim Sheikh a candidate of Congress party and who could only win one vote in Tanzeem won the elections to overtake the president’s post of Jali Patan Panchayath whereas Shameem Hawaldaar was ousted by Lakshmi Madev Naik for the post of Vice President. Abdul Rahim Sheikh grabbed 10 votes against Imran lanka who ended up with 7 votes. Following which Shameem Hawaldaar on Tanzeem’s instruction withdrew her nomination from the elections which meant Lakshmi Naik was escalated as vice president without elections. Jali Patan Panchyath consist of 20 members out which 11 are Tanzeem backed candidates, 5 of whom are backed Congress Party and 3 members represent BJP and 1 one independent candidate. It was believed before elections that Tanzeem’s Nominees would win the election with clear Majority, but the results of the elections took most of the people by shock, as cross voting by the members was not something Tanzeem had expected here, some people believe Tanzeem failed to take in confidence the MLA of Bhatkal Mankal Vaidya before elections which led to loosing the votes of Congress Members as well.