Srinagar: Safeena Beigh, the wife of former Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Beigh, was on Saturday elected as the chairperson of the Baramulla district development council (DDC).
Safeena Beigh defeated PDP candidate Quratul Bashir for the DDC chairperson's post. Out of 14 votes, Safeena got 10 while her rival got only 4 votes.
She had fought the DDC elections as an independent candidate despite her husband being a senior leader of the PDP led by former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti.
Of late, Muzaffar Beigh has been estranged from Mehbooba Mufti over the handling of party affairs by her. Interestingly, Safeena won the DDC chairperson's election with the support of the Sajad Lone led People's Conference.
Sanaullah Parrey of People’s Conference bagged vice-chairman post in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, voting for which was held on Saturday in District Administration complex Baramulla which was deferred due to lack of quorum on 08 February.
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Sajad Lone had originally fought the DDC elections as a constituent of People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) headed by former Chief Minister and National Conference President Farooq Abdullah.
Sajad Lone later parted ways with the PAGD over differences which emerged during the DDC elections between him and the NC leadership.
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