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| BJP Leader, Once A "Tea Seller", Elected Mayor Of North Delhi | | | NEW DELHI: BJP councillor Avtar Singh, who used to sell tea for a living, was elected unopposed as the new mayor of North Delhi on Monday.
Mr Singh is the first Dalit Sikh to have been elected mayor of North Delhi.
"He was nominated for the North Delhi mayor election by Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari. Mr Singh was elected unopposed. The election was held at the General House meeting of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation," said a senior municipal corporation officer.
"(Avtar) Singh is a very hardworking BJP cadre. He has used his hard work to reach to the post of mayor from his humble beginning as a tea seller," said a senior Delhi BJP leader.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the newly elected mayors of South Delhi, North Delhi and East Delhi Municipal Corporations and gave them his good wishes |
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