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Election of Sagar’s eunuch mayor set aside
The election of Mayor of Sagar Municipal Corporation, Kamla Bai, an eunuch, has been set aside by the district court for submitting wrong information about her caste.
Kamla Bai’s nearest rival Suman Ahirwar had challenged her election on the ground that she did not belong to the Kori caste as claimed by her in her nomination papers.
The court also ruled that petitioner Ahirwar should now be appointed as mayor. The post of Sagar Mayor was reserved for woman of Scheduled Caste community at the 2009 election. Kamla Bai was elected as mayor to the Sagar Municipal Corporation as an Independent in December 2009 by a margin of 43,000 votes.
The election of Mayor of Sagar Municipal Corporation, Kamla Bai, an eunuch, has been set aside by the district court for submitting wrong information about her caste.
Kamla Bai’s nearest rival Suman Ahirwar had challenged her election on the ground that she did not belong to the Kori caste as claimed by her in her nomination papers.
The court also ruled that petitioner Ahirwar should now be appointed as mayor. The post of Sagar Mayor was reserved for woman of Scheduled Caste community at the 2009 election. Kamla Bai was elected as mayor to the Sagar Municipal Corporation as an Independent in December 2009 by a margin of 43,000 votes.
