Statesman News Service
MALDA, 14 FEB: The CPI-M backed Left Front candidates have successfully come to power again in Malda District Sports Association (DSA) with the support of a section of Trinamul members.
For the first time after 1977 the district administration today conducted a general election among the members of the DSA amid tight security following the local court order.
Prohibitory order under Section 144 Cr PC was also imposed within 200 metre radius around the DSA ground in English Bazaar town today apprehending untoward incident during election through secret ballots and counting.
Members of the DSA were divided into two camps belonging to Mr Krishnendu Choudhury, the Congress MLA in English Bazaar and the present ruling members of the DSA backed by the LF.
Two Trinamul Councillors of the English Bazaar Municipality, Mr Shantanu Saha and Subrata Sardar contested the panel of the ruling body backed LF.
Out of more 1,900 voters, 1332 of them cast their votes today.
Administrative officials who were conducting election detected several “ghost voters” and prevented them from voting.
Twenty eight candidates contested to elect a panel of 15-member to run the DSA.
The existing secretary and vice presidents and other members were elected.
It may be noted that to defeat LF backed members contested in the DSA election, the South Malda Congress MP Mr A H Khan Choudhury and English Bazaar Congress MLA Mr Krishnendu Choudhury started campaigning.
But representatives from various clubs and LF organisations decided to take on the Congress backed panel with the help of Trinamul Councillors who were associated with the DSA since many years.
“The LF took help of the Trinamul. We have been defeated because nearly 200 members were prevented from voting”, said the English Bazaar MLA.
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