The Pioneer 14.05.2013
RMC all set to elect Deputy Mayor
Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) is all set to elect its new Deputy Mayor on May 14. Election for the coveted post will start soon after the newly elected ward councilors are administered oath of office. A Deputy Mayor will be elected by councillors from among themselves.
For anyone to contest Deputy Mayor’s Election, his nomination paper needs to contain name and signature of one councilor endorsing and one councilor supporting his candidature. Interestingly, in the absence of Mayor, the Divisional Commissioner of Ranchi division will administer oath of office to the elected Deputy Mayor.
Incidentally, all aspirants were busy lobbying for the post of Deputy Mayor and have left no stone unturned to consolidate their chances in the election. “So many rounds of meeting have only boosted up my morale,” said Sanjeev Vijay Vargiya adding: “I don’t see anyone challenging my candidature in the election.”
Significantly, use of illegal means to influence voters in the election has made some aspirants to decide against contesting. “As many as 20 councilors have vowed to support me but I will not file nomination if they are influenced to change their mind,” said Arun Jha, a Deputy Mayoral aspirant.
Notably, the Deputy Mayor will be elected for one year thus making the elections a perennial affair. “The councilors will have the opportunity to remove the Deputy Mayor if he or she does not performs,” said Vargiya.
