Newly elected members of three-tier bodies assume charge in Kottayam, Pathanamthitta

Newly elected members of the Kottayam District panchayat were sworn successful astatine a ceremonial held astatine the District Panchayat Auditorium present connected Sunday. District Collector and Returning Officer Chetan Kumar Meena administered the oath archetypal to the senior-most member, Thomas Kunnappally, who past administered the oath to the remaining members.

Simultaneously, elected representatives to the district’s municipalities, artifact panchayats and grama panchayats besides took the oath of office. In each section body, the senior-most elected subordinate was sworn successful archetypal earlier the Returning Officer, pursuing which the oath was administered to the different members. The archetypal gathering of the recently constituted bodies was held aft the swearing-in ceremonies.

The senior-most members who took the oath archetypal astatine the six municipalities successful the territory were Joyi Mannamala (Ettumanoor), Abdul Salam Rawther (Vaikom), Sally Mathew (Kottayam), Prasannakumari Teacher (Changanassery), Shaju Thuruthan (Pala) and Subair Vellappallil (Erumely).

In Pathanamthitta, the oath-taking ceremonial for the 17 recently elected District Panchayat members was held astatine the District Planning Secretariat Conference Hall. District Collector and District Election Officer S. Prem Krishnan administered the oath archetypal to senior-most subordinate Sam Eappen, who aboriginal administered it to the different elected members.

Following the ceremony, the archetypal gathering of the District Panchayat was held astatine the District Panchayat Conference Hall nether the chairmanship of Sam Eappen. The predetermination to the posts of District Panchayat president and vice-president volition beryllium held connected December 27 astatine the aforesaid venue.