'Someone from that ward voted for me': BJP candidate gets 1 vote in Rajasthan
A BJP candidate in Rajasthan's local body elections received only one vote in the ward he contested. The candidate, who is a registered voter in a different ward, was fielded by his party in a neighboring area where he lacked local support.
Why it matters
It highlights the challenges of local political representation and the potential disconnect between party candidate selection and local voter demographics.
NEW DELHI: BJP candidate Kailashchand in Rajasthan's urban local body elections found himself at the centre of attention after the results declared that he had received only one vote from the ward that he contested.Kailashchand contested from Ward 13 of the Parbatsar municipality in Didwana-Kuchaman district.According to the state election commission website, Congress candidate Hina Khanam won the ward with 376 votes, while Independent candidate Rashid Khan finished second with 195 votes.Kailashchand told news agency PTI that he was a voter in Ward 12,…
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