His supporters want to keep their pledge of support out of respect. A Indian won a election local nearly two weeks after death, officials said. Ashiya Bi won nearly 44% of the vote in municipal elections held earlier this month in India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, where he was declared the winner posthumously.
The 30-year-old candidate running for the first time in the election succumbed to a disease only twelve days before the election. Her husband, Muntazim Qureishi, notified election authorities, but the district official, Bhagwan Sharan, told AFP that no procedure had been put in place to withdraw his name from the ballot. “Once the election process starts, it cannot be stopped or stopped,” explained Bhagwan Sharan.
Loyalty above all
Ashiya Bi was very popular and many of his constituents decided to vote for him even though he died, to show their respect and admiration. “Ashiya made friends easily and people didn’t want to break their promise of support to him because that was the result,” local resident Mohammad Zakir told the daily. Indian Time.
According to her husband, Ashiya Bi has “conquered hearts thanks to her calm demeanor.” “Our vote brings it back tribute “, it is estimated that one of the constituents. Personal, family and community loyalties often play a decisive role in India’s election results which are often turbulent and chaotic at the local, state and national levels.
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