Eunuch elected mayor of Madhya Pradesh town
December 16th, 2009 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
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Bharatiya Janata Party Bhopal, Dec 16 (IANS) History was repeated in Madhya Pradesh when Kamla Bua, a eunuch, was elected mayor of Sagar town defeating the nearest Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rival by a huge margin late Tuesday night.
This is the fourth instance of eunuchs being elected to various posts in Madhya Pradesh.
In 2000, Shabnam Mausi became the first eunuch to be elected to the state assembly from Soh->-bleeped-<-ur constituency of Shahdol district. Another eunuch, Kamla Jaan, was elected mayor of Katni town in 2001 and Meena Bai became president of the Sehora town municipality the same year.