Kadian re-elected as Panchkula Bar body president

Advocate Satish Kadian retained his position as the president of the Panchkula District Bar Association

Advocate Satish Kadian retained his position as the president of the Panchkula District Bar Association.

Satish Kadian will be the Panchkula District Bar Association president for the second year in a row. (HT Photo)

Of the total 870 votes, Kadian secured 441, while his rival Jagpal got 429. The post of vice-president was won by Sidharth, that of secretary by Ketan, while Shammi was elected as treasurer.

The counting of votes to elect the executive members of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association was underway till late night on the high court premises.

As many as 3,246 lawyers had cast their votes out of 4,075 eligible voters this time.

Votes to elect the Chandigarh District Bar Association members were also being counted till post midnight at the Sector-43 District Courts Complex. Over 1,700 advocates voted in the elections earlier in the day.

Snehpreet to lead Mohali DBA

Mohali Advocate Snehpreet Singh was elected as the president of the Mohali District Bar Association on Friday. He defeated his rival advocate Hardeep Singh Diwana by 23 votes. Jaspal Singh was elected as vice-president, Aksh Chetal as general secretary, Taranjot Kaur as joint secretary and Kulwinder Kaur as treasurer. The elections passed off peacefully in Mohali district courts.

Snehpreet Singh (HT Photo)

Ambala Securing 440 votes, Dilbag Singh Danipur won the post of the Ambala District Bar Association president.

Danipur got ahead of his opponent Raman Sharma by 59, as the latter got 381. Another 37 votes were polled in favour of third candidate Shiv Kumar Shandilya. As many as 858 out of the 1,002 eligible members voted for the president’s post. Elections were also held for the post of vice-president, secretary, joint secretary and treasurer.