In the elections held for the post of mayor, Paswan polled 25 votes against his opponent's 22, while one vote was cancelled in the house of 48 ward members.
Badrujamma Khan polled 25 votes as against 23 polled by his opponent Ajay Mandal to bag the Deputy Mayor post by a margin of three votes.
The District Magistrate R. Laxmanan administered oath to the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and ward members at a function at the civic body in Darbhanga district.
