HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Aug 30: The election for the five posts of Assam Information and Public Relations Officers’ Association was successfully conducted at the Directorate of Information and Public Relations headquarters in Guwahati on Tuesday. It is worth mentioning that the entire process for the posts of president, vice president, general secretary, joint secretary and treasurer was done by casting of vote through ballot paper. The voting percentage was recorded at 95.7 percent as declared by the returning officer, Hemanta Pegu, joint director, Welfare of Scheduled Caste, Government of Assam.
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The elected members of the executive committee include Dina Nath Loying, joint director, HQ, Guwahati as president. It is noteworthy to mention that Dina Nath Loying was elected uncontested. The other members of the committee are Ansuma Mahilary, regional officer, Kokrajhar as vice president; Iftikhar Zaman, liaison officer, HQ, Guwahati as general secretary; Jayanta Maut, district information and public relations officer, Sivasagar as joint secretary and Mridupawan Bora, sub-divisional information and public relations officer, Abhayapuri as treasurer.
Additionally, the general body meeting was also held wherein various matters related to service rules, issues faced by the field officers, etc., among others were discussed. During the meeting, an executive committee comprising all the elected members and six nominated members was formed. The nominated members are Bankim Bhagawati, Manju Rani Deka, Sikha Saikia, Chumpi Chutia, Swakkhyar Deka and Dibyajyoti Sarmah. The general body meeting was attended by all officials from the headquarters including officials from the districts and sub-divisions.
