VALPOI: Shaizin Abdul Shaikh has been elected as chairperson of Valpoi municipal council (VMC) and Anil Katkar will serve as vice chairperson.
The chairperson’s post was reserved for a woman for the 5-year term. Since only single nominations were filed for each posts of the chairperson and vice chairperson, the presiding officer and deputy collector of Bicholim, Deepak Vaigankar on Thursday declared Shaikh and Katkar to the two posts.
Shaizin said she will work for “all round development of VMC” and appealed to Valpoi residents to support her and the council.
With an understanding in place between the ruling councillors, the posts of chairperson and vice chairperson will be rotated at the council. All the 10 winning councillors were supported by health minister and Valpoi MLA Vishwajit Rane.