India- Eunuch's election to mayoral post nullified on gender basis

[SandraJane]

Eunuch's election to mayoral post nullified on gender basis


Bhopal, Fri Jun 29 2012, 11:48 hrs


http://www.indianexpress.com/news/eunuchs-election-to-mayoral-post-nullified-on-gender-basis/968275/0


The election of eunuchs to senior posts has been nullified by courts for the lack of clarity on their gender.

Kamla Bua, a eunuch, had won the Sagar mayoral polls in 2009 by a handsome margin of over 43,000 votes from the seat reserved for SC category women.

Her nearest rival challenged the verdict in the district court in 2011 saying that Kamla Bua was a eunuch and therefore, he cannot contest polls from a seat reserved for women.