Pyrwa elected as Dolloi of Darrang Elaka uncontested

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaSeptember 27, 2019

JOWAI: Pyrwa Lymba was declared uncontested as the new Dolloi of Darrang Elakaship by Deputy Secretary cum Returning Officer of the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC) E Shylla this afternoon.

Pyrwa was the lone candidate who filed the nomination paper for the Election of the Dolloi of Darrang Elakaship within the scheduled date of 12th and 13 September, 2019 as notified by the JHADC. The Council has fixed 27th September, 2019 as the date of polling while the counting of votes was supposed to be held on 28th September, 2019.

However, as there was only one candidate, the Returning Officer declared Pyrwa elected uncontested.

As per notification issued by the JHADC, a person should be from either Ryngskai clan or Lymba clan or Kongwang clan or Syngkrem clan and he must be 25 years old or above and a faithful of Niamtre Religion.

The Dolloi of Darrang Elaka governs over five villages namely Dawki, Shnongpdeng, Lymba, Kongwang and Darrang-Rikynjai.

The election was necessitated as Beringson Kongwang who was the Dolloi passed away on 26th August, 2017 and for temporary period the JHADC appointed Kalbin Syngkrem as Acting Dolloi few days after Kongwang’s demise.