Poll for single senate VNSGU seat held at SMC

Surat: Election for one representative of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) in the Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) senate ended amid tight police bandobust and security arrangements on Tuesday.
Himanshu Raulji, BJP municipal councillor from ward 22, won the election as all votes of BJP councillors went in his favour. Out of 120 total seats of municipal councillors 93 are from BJP, while 27 councillors are from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Total 135 personnel under the supervision of seven police inspectors and sub-inspectors were guarding the SMC headquarters which transformed into a heavily guarded fortress till noon. In addition, 75 marshals of SMC were also put on duty. All 120 elected councillors SMC exercised their franchise at the Sardar Hall.
No vehicles were allowed inside the SMC building and even senior officers had to walk to their offices. Those vehicles inside the building had to leave from the back gate.
“The heavy bandobust was installed considering the disturbance during the recent election of Nagar Prathmik Shikshan Samiti. As a preventive measure the bandobust was installed,” said a SMC official, adding that the process ended peacefully and the winner was declared.