Search:



The Web

Rediff








Home > Assembly Elections 2005 > Jharkhand > Report

Namdhari elected Jharkhand speaker

Onkar Singh in New Delhi | March 15, 2005 11:49 IST
Last Updated: March 15, 2005 11:57 IST


National Democratic Alliance candidate Inder Singh Namdhari was on Tuesday elected speaker of the Jharkhand Assembly.

He was elected by a voice-vote amidst protests by the opposition United Progressive Alliance. He defeated UPA's Annapoorna Devi by 40-38 votes.

His name was proposed by Chief Minister Arjun Munda.

With PTI inputs

 

Complete Coverage: Assembly Elections 2005





Article Tools
Email this article
Top emailed links
Print this article
Write us a letter
Discuss this article







Copyright © 2005 rediff.com India Limited. All Rights Reserved.