Himalayan Times (1952)

January 20, 1952

ifiima'aitan ‘limes

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GURKHA LEAGUE SWEEPS THE POLL

Sri D. B. S Gahatraj elected

(By Telephone) *

Kalimpong.

Sri Dalbahadur Gahat.
raj th“ Gurkha League
candidate has been elected
to State Assembly from
Darjeeling Constituency
defeating the Congress
and Communists candi-
dates according to a
telephone message received
here this evening.

The 3 candidates from
D m jceling: Sri D.B. Gahat-
raj (League) Sri T. Menon
(Congress) and Sri Ratan-
lal Brahman polled tvailv
7400. 2200, and 3000 votes
respectively.

KUR5EONG ELECTION
RESULT S-

(By Tel phone)
Kalimpong, .Tat:. 10

Sri George Mahbert
and Sri Tenzing Wandi
has been elected to West
Bengal Legislative Assem-
bly from Knrseong cum
Siliguri constituency, it is
learnt here.

Sri George Mahbert
the Gurkha League nomin-
ee for General seat has
polled 8240 votes against
the Congress candidate
Sri B. Roy Sarkar j\vho
polled 7082 votes.

January 10.

Sri 'Tenzing Wangdi
the Congress candidates
for Schedule Tribe seat
polled 7532 votes against
the League candidate Sri
Mima Wangdi who polled
Gs42 votes.

Four other candidates
lost their deposits.

POLLING in KALIMPONG

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The fight for Parka -
mentary seats, gathered
from talks with local peo-
ple. was mainly between
the Congress and League/*
candidate. ^ ^

A large police force,
including armed constables,,
was detailed for duty at ,
various places in the Sub-t
Division. High adminis-
trative and police officials
from Darjeeling toured
the Sub-Division through-
out, the day. Police, guards
were posted at all polling
booths.

An old women from
a rural area said T salu-
ted the ballot box of
Congress candidate bearing
2 bulls before and after
casting my votes”.

MR..H. DAYAL- I, C S.
Appointed Counsellor at
Washington

I^alimpong,' Jan. 10.

Sri Rdrishwar Dayal
i c S the present Political
Officer in Sikkim has been
appointed as Counsellor at
Washington. Sri Dayal.
will be succeeded by Mr.
B. K. Kapur, until recent-
ly Charge d’ Affaires in
Persia

NOTICE

Certain vacancies for
Lower Division Clerks and
Typists exist in the offices
of. tlTe Sub-Divisional
Controllers of Food, Sub-
Divisional Controllers of
Supplv and Town Ration-
ing Officers at Darjeeling,
Knrseong, Kalimpong and
Siliguri. Applications are
invited for those posts.
Those posts are temporary.
Pav is on the scale of
Rs 35-35-40 4/2 68 2 2 80
plus Hill or Terai allow-
ance Botn men and wo-
men are eligible Candi-
dates must be Malricu
lates and of age not below
18 years and not above
25 years. For all posts
preference will be given to
qualified Typists. Appli
cation with recent cha-
racter certificates and
other testimonials should
reach the undersigned by
the 30th. Jannuvry, 1052.

M. 0. Prodhan
for Deputy Commissioner
Darjeeling.