MOHALI: Udayveer Singh Dhillon was unanimously elected as the president of the Zirakpur municipal council on Wednesday, the youngest (32) to hold the post. The elections were held after the 31 councillors took oath.
The elections for senior vice-president and vice-president will be held later, said returning officer sub-divisional magistrate Kuldeep Singh Bawa. However,eight SAD and independent councillors staged a walkout after taking the oath as their demand to hold the elections for the two posts was turned down. Bawa said, “Elections were held according to rules and regulations. The notification was to conduct the MC president election and hold oath-taking ceremony. Udayveer is the son of Deepinder Singh Dhillon, Congress leader from Derabassi.