MCD gets first transgender councillor as AAP's Bobi wins from Sultanpuri

Bobi(38) was given a ticket from Sultanpuri A (ward 43) seat and has been associated with AAP since the Anna movement

AAP leader and the lone transgender candidate Bobi (right) flashes victory sign after winning from the Sultanpuri-A ward of MCD, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Credit: PTI Photo

AAP leader and the lone transgender candidate in the fray for MCD polls Bobi on Wednesday won from the Sultanpuri-A ward, according to the State Election Commission.

Bobi defeated Congress candidate Varuna Dhaka by a margin of 6,714 votes.

She has been associated with AAP since the Anna movement and later when the party was formed. Bobi is also the president of 'Hindu Yuva Samaj Ekta Awam Anti-Terrorism Committee' Delhi unit.

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After being chosen to represent the party, Bobi had said she wants to beautify her constituency and improve the lives of her neighbours.

Bobi had said that she would work to weed out corruption from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

(With IANS inputs)

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