Mother dies a day after voting, son wins Rajasthan civic poll by just 1 vote
An independent candidate named Jagdish Prasad won a local civic election in Rajasthan, India, by a single vote. The victory gained additional public attention because his mother passed away the day after casting her vote for him.
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The story highlights the extreme closeness of local democratic processes and the personal significance of individual votes in small-scale elections.
NEW DELHI: In Rajasthan local body polls, a single vote decided the fate of an Independent candidate Jagdish Prasad as he defeated BJP's Ramsharan by the narrowest possible margin, securing 151 votes against his rival's 150, as news agency IANS reported.Coincidentally, mother of the Independent candidate contesting from Ward No. 6 died a day after casting her ballot in the polls.With just one vote separating the two candidates, every single ballot proved decisive.
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