Sopore, Nov 15 (KNO): Showkat Mohiuddin Lone has been re-elected as president of the Druggists and Chemists Association Sopore for a second consecutive term after securing a decisive victory in the election held here.
Details available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reveal that Lone, popularly known as Shahji, secured 73 votes, defeating his rival, senior chemist Altaf Ahmad Sofi, who polled 43 votes.
A total of 116 votes were cast out of 122 registered members.
Following his re-election, Lone thanked the members for reposing their faith in him and said that better things were ahead for the fraternity as well as society.
He said he would continue working for the welfare of association members, strengthening the fraternity and addressing issues concerning chemists and druggists.
The election witnessed active participation from association members, who exercised their franchise to elect their representative.—(KNO)