Himalayan Times (1953)

Ten, ^ ifiimalayan ^imta January 25, 1953

MR.GURUNG ELECTED FROM
KALIMPONG

Kalimpong, Jan. 22
Sri Nar Bahadur "Gurung, won the
bye-election from Kalimpong. Constituency,
for the ' West Bengal Legislative Assembly,
defeating his nearest rival by more than
7200 votes. The poll was taken on 1 Sth
inst and he counting was held todav.

The- following results ttrere announced bv
the returning officer, who declare 1 Sri
X. B. Gurung elected to the West Bengal
•Legislative Assembly^

. • Sri* X B Gurung ... S324 votes.

R', L, Brahman ... 104^ „ f .

T Prosad ' waiting out side the hall,, paraded the

* 1 ~ ’* , main street this evening.

*<T\. After tjje results were announced Sri-

..Gurung .was garlanded hy the local, girls Sri Gurung who filed his nomination

and' some congress workers at* the. Town as- an independent candidate declared him-
Hall gate Afterwards'Sri Gurung accom- self, a Gorkha League nominee supported
•panied by a large procession*. w hich was bv Congress recently.

‘YOUTH FOR CHRIST*

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OBITUARY

The death oecured at 9 p.m. cn
Tuesday, the 15th January of Miss
Amy Pirkis She celebrated her 81st
birthday on the 1st January and, to
many visitor she appeared to be in
good spirits and her dembe so soon
after was a great, shock to her many,
friends who will for a long time carry
affectionate memories of good old
Pirkie. She spent 37 years in Darjeeling
and was in her simple and unassuming
way an institution here.