DDC ELECTIONS, Choudhary Aemna Banoo DDC Election contesting candidate predicted to win from Bunjwah Constituency in Kishtwar.

DDC ELECTIONS, Choudhary Aemna Banoo DDC Election contesting candidate predicted to win from Bunjwah Constituency in Kishtwar.

SHAFQAT SHEIKH

As far as the recent amendement in Panchyat Raj Act and holding of District Development Council elections across Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was a well come step for strengthening the grassroot democracy. The final call of elections was taken by K K Sharma Election Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir on 05 Nov 2020 and Bunjwah constituency was catogerised under Phase 3rd for which polling is going to be held on 04 Dec 2020 at respective polling stations established across Bunjwah by District Election Officer Kishtwar.

The DDC elections is the recent political development after birufication of Jammu and Kashmir State in to two Union Territories named as Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh and Shri Grish Chandra Murmu was appointed as Ist Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir on 31 Oct 2019.

Across Bunjwah constituency 04 candidates are in fray to contest DDC election and are trying their best to win the election from Bunjwah. The BJP gives their mandate to Hussan Banoo who joined BJP on 05 Nov 2020 in presence of Tariq Hussain Keen by saying goodbye to Congress party from where Hussan Banoo and her father in law rules panchyat Kither since from 2002 as sarpanch panchyat Kither. The Hussan Banoo who was elected as sarpanch from panchyat Kither in 2018 on mandate of Congress party.

The Congress party after holding the meeting with general public of Bunjwah decided to give mandate to Choudhary Aemna Banoo , A young Youth leader who among others puts her name vollunterly for contesting of DDC Election from Bunjwah. The general public backed Choudhary Aemna after seeing her capable for representing Bunjwah and rasing the issues of Bunjwah.

 Choudhary Aemna Banoo was also backed by National Conference and official announcement was made by Block President Bunjwah Khursheed Ahmed Wani on 17 Nov 2020 during a mega rally held at Bunjwah while filling of nomination papers before Assistant Returning Officer Election Bunjwah Shri Irshad Ahmed Butt.

The newly launched political party by Shri Altaf Bukhari, Jammu Kashmir Apni Party also filded their candidate from Bunjwah constituency as Ruquiya Begum and one independent candidate Maryam Begum is also going to contest DDC election.

As the election campaign is going on and BJP announced names of star campaigner for DDC elections in Jammu and Kashmir but it was very unfortunate that no one from the list of star campaigners visited Bunjwah before concluding of campaign among which the local BJP leader From Bunjwah leads the campaign in Bunjwah and seeks vote in favour of Hussan Banoo DDC election contesting candidate Bunjwah .

Beside all these the grand allainace and congress party candidate is only a ray of hope among youths as Choudhary Aemna Banoo is new face in electoral politics from convergence of student politics. Choudhary Aemna Banoo kick starts election campaign from ist day of announcement and various congress leaders started the mass campaigning and seeking votes for Choudhary Aemna Banoo.

The campaign was started by Shariq Ahmed Saroori Youth Leader, Mohd Iqbal Keen Block President Congress, Khalid Hussain Sheikh President Sarpanch / Panch Association Bunjwah, Choudhary Mohd Ishaq Sr Leader Congress, Mohd Younes Keen President AYC Inderwal, Choudhary Misser Din, Choudhary Mohd Ishaq, Farooq Ahmed Want, Jaffer Hussain Zarger, Vinod Kumar, Mohd Abass, Balwant Raj, Qasim Din Kasana, Molana Muneer Hussain and various other hard core workers of Congress party of Block Bunjwah.

Among all the political leaders and workers Block Development Council Chairman Choudhary Maryam Begum extended her full support to DDC election Contesting Canditate Choudary Aemna Banoo and also plays a vital role in strengthening congress in Bunjwah.

The campaign was also joined by Former Minister and Vice President PCC Ghulam Mohammed Saroori , who holds series of meeting across Bunjwah at Tipri, Kewa, Jawalapur, Nali, Patnazi, Buddhar Kither, Patnazi B, where dozens of hard core BJP workers joined Congress and extented their full vote and support to Choudary Aemna Banoo.

The overall political scenerio was changed and whole bunjwah comes in support of Choudhary Aemna Banoo and decided to cast their vote to educated, honest and dedicated youth leader, who is one of the biggest inspiration among the youths and particulary among girls. The Choudhary Aemna Banoo is U/G and had completed Computer Traning Diploma and Nursing Diploma in 2017 and 2018. The contesting election and without caring her future life , Choudhary Aemna said in a function that I decided to contest election to became an inspiration among youth and to mark a new era of politics in Bunjwah. Adding that before keeping hope of good deeds from anyone choose the right one who will raise your voice before letting down the head of poors.

During the ongoing campaign, Choudhary Aemna Banoo said that I belive in healthy opposition and criticism but its very unfortunate that a mass leader of opposition party in one of his rally calls me infant that shows their mentality and behaviour.

Choudhary Aemna Banoo during her election campaign at Kither said that, We got freedom from Britishers in 1947 and belive me I will give you freedom in 2020 from the family politics that had befooled you since from decaded.

Before concluding of campaign, Choudary Aemna Banoo updated a video message for general public of Bunjwah and requested to cast their valueable vote in her favour for better tommorrow. Adding that I couldnot reach every place before concluding of election campaign as I was having a limited time and I promised you that I will visit every single home and every corner of Bunjwah after announcement of election result, Choudary Aemna Banoo added.

It is analysised that Choudhary Aemna Banoo will gains majority of votes from Tipri, Nali, Binoon, Kewa, Patnazi B and Kither with the ratio of 65 % votes in her favour beside from Patnazi A, Jawalapur and Mori the votes will be gained by the ratio of 50% for Congress and 50% BJP. The overall ratio depends upon the turnout that will be recorded at the end of polls. It is important to mention that the winning candidate will leads below 1500 votes across all panchayats of Bunjwah constituency that is having total voters 12000 Approx that will receive the polling in between 8000 to 9000 out of total voters of Bunjwah. 

( The author is Freelance Journalist, Columnist from Kishtwar and can be reached at freelancershafqat@gmail.com , 09419974577 )