{
  "id": 6862276,
  "title": "Kulbhushan Bhardwaj elected Gurugram District Bar Association president",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/kulbhushan-bhardwaj-elected-gurugram-district-bar-association",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T04:28:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kulbhushan-bhardwaj-elected-gurugram-district-bar-association-president-101789187306451.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kulbhushan Bhardwaj, an advocate, was elected president of the Gurugram District Bar Association (DBA) on Friday by defeating Vinod Rao by 244 votes. Bhardwaj received 1,834 votes, while Rao got 1,590. Other candidates received varying numbers of votes, with Kamaljeet Kataria receiving the least at 1,124. The election followed voting that began at 9am at 12 booths and concluded with counting. Sahil Yadav won the vice-president position, narrowly beating Daman Sharma by two votes. Reenu Maheshwari was elected additional vice-president from the women’s category after a significant margin over Yogita Gurjar. The DBA has been addressing issues related to infrastructure and facilities for lawyers, and Bhardwaj’s leadership will be closely watched for his approach to these matters.",
  "summary": "Kulbhushan Bhardwaj was elected Gurugram District Bar Association president, defeating Vinod Rao by 244 votes in Friday’s election.",
  "key_points": [
    "Kulbhushan Bhardwaj elected DBA president",
    "Defeated Vinod Rao by 244 votes",
    "Sahil Yadav wins vice-president position"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Kulbhushan Bhardwaj's election as president of the Gurugram District Bar Association sets the stage for him to tackle key issues like infrastructure and facilities for lawyers.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}