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Himachal Panchayat Election Upset: Bharti Thakur Wins Pradhan Post After Recount Four Months Later.
- •The results of the Panchayat elections in Thakri Matti Panchayat, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, have changed after four months.
- •Bharti Thakur, who initially lost by 37 votes, has now won the Pradhan election by 44 votes after a recount.
- •Santosh Kumari was declared the winner in the May 26 vote count, but Bharti Thakur filed an election petition.
- •Upon the order of SDM Salooni, a recount was conducted, revealing Bharti Thakur with 601 votes and Santosh Kumari with 557 votes.
- •BDO Salooni Kanwar Singh stated that the recount was conducted by a three-member committee in the presence of the SDM.
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Bharti Thakur challenged the initial May 26 election result by filing a petition before the SDM Salooni, demanding a vote recount. After a recount conducted by a three-member committee, she secured 601 votes against Santosh Kumari's 557 votes, winning by a margin of 44 votes.
In the initial vote count on May 26, Santosh Kumari received 597 votes and Bharti Thakur received 561 votes, leading to Santosh Kumari's initial victory. Following the recount four months later, Bharti Thakur received 601 votes and Santosh Kumari received 557 votes.
The recount was ordered by SDM Salooni and carried out by a three-member committee consisting of the CDPO, SEPO, and JE. The recount reversed the original outcome, declaring Bharti Thakur the winner of the Pradhan post by 44 votes.
