BJP-backed sarpanch contestant in Warangal fails to cast a vote in her favour!

In a surprising outcome in the third phase gram panchayat elections in Warangal district, a BJP supporter contesting for the sarpanch post failed to secure even a single vote. The incident has triggered curiosity among villagers and political circles.

Warangal: In a rather surprising development that unfolded in the third phase gram panchayat elections, a BJP supporter who contested for the sarpanch seat in the district did not get a single vote, probably not even her own vote.

The contestant Boda Gauthami was in the fray for the Kirya thanda sarpanch seat in Khanapuram mandal. Out of 239 votes in the gram panchayat, 238 votes were cast, of which three were declared invalid in the election held on December 17.

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The winning candidate Boda Vijaya, supported by the Congress, got 156 votes while her immediate opponent Badavath Lalitha got 79 votes. However, Gauthami did not get even a single vote, leaving people wondering whether she failed to vote for herself or her vote was among the invalid votes.

Interestingly, one vote was cast for NOTA (none of the above) in the election, as the election return shows zero votes polled for the BJP supporter.