Himalayan Times (1962)

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January 38, 1962 Himalayan Times

FINAL POLL LIST OF
DAHJEELING DIST.
Darjeeiing, Jan. 25
The Congress and the
CPI. are the only two
parties contesting all the
five Assembly seats and
the solitary Lok. Sabha
seat from DarjeeliDg die-
triot while the All-india
Gorkha" League have put
up oandidates for ail ex-
cept the newly reoonsli
tuted Pbansidewa schedu-
led tribe reserved seat,
according to final nomi-
nation lists.

Mr. T. Manaen (C)
M.P. will be opposed by
Mr. Ratanlall Brahmin
(C P1. I) Mr. Hamnath
Dubey (P 6 P.) Mr Chaud-
rakanta Tamang (Al.G.L.)
and Mr. Biraj Mohan
Bbattacliarjee (Jan Sangh)
for the Luk Sabbas"»t.

The Jorebungalow
and Phtnsidewa coiisti-
tuenoies will see triangu
lar contests—in Jorebun-
galow the sitting Com-
munist M.L.A. Mr Bha-
dra Bahadur Hamal will
be opposed by Mr Nanda
lall Ourung (A I G.L )
and Mr Rustam Ali (C).

In Phansidewa, the
Deputy Minister, Mr Ten-
zing VVangdi will fight it
out with Mr Jangal San-
tbal (A.I.G.L ) and the
sitting M.L.A. for the
Darjeeiing Assembly ooos-
tituenoy will be involved
in a pentangular contest

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PADMA BIBHUSAN FOR
MISS PADMAJA NAIDU
New Delhi, Jan. 26
Miss Padmaja Naidu,
Governor of West Bengal,
is among those who have
been honoured this "■ear
by the President on the
occasion of Republic Day.
She has received the
Padma Bibhusan, India's
second highest award.
I be same award has also
gone to Mrs. Vijya Lak-

shmi Pandit, another wo-
man equally distinguished
in the oouutry'a publie life.

27 Persons have been
awarded Padma Bhusan.
25 Persons including Sri
Sonam Gyatso, mountai
neer, have been awarded
Padma Sri.

Mr. Kalu Pradhan.
D.S.P. Darjeeiing has been
awarded Presidents Police
medal for his distinguished
and meritorious servioe.

8 CANDIDATES TO CON* -
TEST KALIMPONG SEAT
Kalimpong, Jan. 25
Eight oandidates will
be contesting the single
Assembly Seat from the
Kalimpong Constituency.
Only two nominations
were withdrawn till today
which was the last date
for doing ao.

The contesting can.
didates with their party
affiliation and Symbols
are: Nar Bahadur Gurung
(Sitting Congress), 2 Bul-
locks with' Ypk on; Lak-
shmi Kanjan Josses (Go'r-
kha League), Scale; Fre-
drio Mpktan (P:S P.), Hut;
Krishna Bbakta Sharma '
(CP I.), Ears of Corn and
Siokle! Kul Bahadur Khati
(Independent), two Leaves;
Durjyudhan Hai (Inde-
pendent), Floner; Thakur
Prasad (Independent),
Cycle: R.L.Singh (Indo- .
pendent). Star.

Continued from column 1
with Mr. Ananda Prasad
Pathak VC.P.I.) Mr Dor-
jey Youjau (C. Mr. Tarak
Kumar Karki (P 8.P.) and
Mr. Jatig Chandra Rai
(Ind )

For the Siliguri-Ktu-
seong Assembly seat the
sitting Communist mem-
ber Mr Satyendra Nara-
yan Uajumdar, will face
opposition from Mr. Jaga-
dish Chandra Bbattaohar-
jee (C). Mr Prem Thapa
(A1GL). and Mr. Prodyot
Kumar Basu (Ind.)