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Monday, January 5, 2015

India's First Transgender Mayor Sunday Jan 04,2015

Madhu Kinnar with supporters after winning Mayor's election in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh Municipal Corporation, on Sunday 
India has elected the country's first transgender mayor, nine months after a court ruled that transgender be recognised as a legal third gender.Last April, Supreme Court recognised transgender as a legal third gender and called on the government to ensure their equal treatment

Madhu Kinnar(35)won the mayoral election in Raigarh in the mineral-rich state of Chhattisgarh on Sunday, beating her opponent from the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by more than 4,500 votes

Madhu Kinnar receiving election certificate after winning Mayor's election in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh Municipal Corporation, on Sunday Jan 04,2015
Madhu Kinnar receiving election certificate after winning Mayor's election in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh Municipal Corporation, on Sunday.

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