Municipal Elections: Namchi district wards go uncontested after withdrawals

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif"><b>NAMCHI, (IPR):</b> Following up on the process of withdrawal of candidature for the General Municipality Elections, 2026, two candidates from Namchi Municipal Council duly submitted their withdrawal forms at the Office of the Municipal Returning Officer, Namchi, Anupa Tamling, today.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">Candidates, Pem Norbu Bhutia who was contesting as a candidate from SKM Party for 03 Upper Ghurpisey Ward and Nima Choden Lepcha who was contesting as an independent candidate for 01 Gangyap Ward, both under NMC, filed their withdrawals, which was then duly accepted by the MRO Namchi.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">Consequently, following up on the withdrawal by the two candidates, the remaining candidates for all the 12 wards, 7 wards under NMC and 5 Wards under NJNP, in the district are as follows:</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>Namchi Municipal Council<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">1. Ms Saraswati Sharma (SKM Party) from 01 Gangyap Ward<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">2. Ms Anu Chettri (SKM Party) from 02 Dambudara Ward<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">3. Mr Sangay Bhutia (Bharatiya Janta Party) from 03 Upper Ghurpisey Ward<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">4. Ms Mamta Kalikotey (SKM Party) from 04 Lower Ghurpisey Ward<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">5. Ms Lucky Tamang (SKM Party) from 05 Upper Boomtar Ward<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">6. Mr Ganesh Rai (SKM Party) from 06 Upper Singhithang Ward<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">7. Mr Manoj Kumar Manger (SKM Party) from 07 Purano Namchi Ward</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>Nayabazar Jorethang Nagar Panchayat<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">1. Mr Sunil Kumar Gupta (SKM Party) from 01 Shantinagar Ward<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">2. Ms Manjari Rai (SKM Party) from 02 Trikaleshwar Ward<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">3. Ms Uma Protel (SKM Party) from 03 Daragaon Ward<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">4. Mr Samten Moktan Tamang (SKM Party) from 04 Majhigaon Ward&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif">5. Mr Randeep Chhetri (SKM Party) from 05 Nayabazar Ward<o:p></o:p></span></p><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

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