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BJP Candidate Gets One Vote in Rajasthan Local Polls
A BJP candidate named Kailashchand received only one vote in a local election.
He was running in Ward 13 of Parbatsar municipality.
The winning candidate, Hina Khanam of Congress, received 376 votes.
Independent candidate Rashid Khan received 195 votes.
Kailashchand said his own vote was registered in Ward 12.
He said the BJP nominated him to contest from Ward 13 instead.
Congress won 13 of the municipality’s 25 wards, while BJP won 12.
The results were part of elections held across many towns in Rajasthan.
BJP candidate Kailashchand received just one vote in Ward 13 of Parbatsar municipality.
Congress candidate Hina Khanam won the ward with 376 votes, while Independent candidate Rashid Khan received 195.
Kailashchand said his voter registration was in neighboring Ward 12, not Ward 13.
Congress won 13 of Parbatsar’s 25 wards, while BJP won 12.
Results were being counted across 309 urban local bodies involving more than 10,000 councillor posts.
- Who
- BJP candidate Kailashchand, Congress candidate Hina Khanam, and Independent candidate Rashid Khan contested Ward 13.
- What
- Kailashchand received one vote, while Hina Khanam won the ward with 376 votes.
- Where
- Ward 13 of Parbatsar municipality in Rajasthan’s Didwana-Kuchaman district.
- When
- The results were announced on Monday, while counting continued elsewhere.
- Why
- Kailashchand said his vote was registered in neighboring Ward 12 even though he contested Ward 13.
Key facts
- Kailashchand’s votes
- 1
- Winning candidate
- Hina Khanam of Congress, with 376 votes
- Independent candidate
- Rashid Khan, with 195 votes
- Parbatsar municipality wards
- 25
- Ward distribution
- Congress won 13 wards; BJP won 12
- Statewide count
- 309 urban local bodies and more than 10,000 councillor posts
- Election location
- Parbatsar, Didwana-Kuchaman district, Rajasthan
Quotes
Kailashchand
BJP candidate who contested Ward 13 of Parbatsar municipality
“I got one vote. My vote is in Ward 12. I was fielded from Ward 13. Someone from that ward has voted for me.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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