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Independent Transgender Candidate Wins Chityala Ward 1 Seat

Congress led most wards in the municipality.

Overview

  • Nagilla Sudhakar, also known as Ashwini, won Ward No. 1 of Chityala as an independent with a 101-vote margin.
  • The result makes Sudhakar the first transgender person elected as a ward member in Chityala municipality.
  • She defeated CPM nominee Jitta Nagesh, who was backed by Congress, after campaigning on local civic issues.
  • Chityala has 12 wards, with Congress winning nine and BRS two in the local results reported.
  • During statewide counting reported the same day, Congress led in 825 of 2,582 municipal wards in Telangana, with BRS leading in 462 and BJP in 138.