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Transgender elected sarpanch in Maharastra gram panchayat poll

Updated on: 17 October,2017 08:59 PM IST  |  Mumbai
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In a first in Maharashtra, a transgender was on Tuesday elected sarpanch of a gram panchayat in the state

Transgender elected sarpanch in Maharastra gram panchayat poll

In a first in Maharashtra, a transgender was on Tuesday elected sarpanch of a gram panchayat in the state.


Transgender elected sarpanch in Maha gram panchayat poll


Dnyandev Shankar Kamble was declared elected sarpanch for the Tarangfal gram panchayat in Malshiras tehsil of Solapur district. Kamble defeated six other candidates.

Polling was held yesterday and results were declared today. Elections were also held for 3,666 gram panchayats in various parts of Maharashtra yesterday. Around 81 per cent polling was reported, a State Election Commission official said.


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