MP Election 2023: Third Gender Candidate Asserts Authority on Shahdol Seat, Will the Victory Resemble Shabnam Mausi?

In the electoral constituency of Jaitpura in the Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh, third-gender candidate Kajal Mausi has filed her nomination. Earlier, in the year 2000, the people of Shahdol had elected Shabnam Mausi, a third-gender candidate, to this seat with a significant number of votes.

MP Election 2023 Third Gender Candidate: Voting has commenced for the 230 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections. In this election, 2533 candidates are trying their luck. Meanwhile, there is discussion surrounding one candidate. This candidate is Kajal Mausi, who is a third-gender candidate. Kinnar Kajal Mausi has submitted her nomination from the Jaitpura constituency in the Shahdol district. It is noteworthy that Kajal Mausi, supported by the Real India Party, has submitted her nomination from the Jaitpura constituency. Before this, another third-gender candidate has secured victory in Madhya Pradesh politics.

In the MP electoral arena, a third-gender candidate Twenty-three years ago, third-gender candidate Shabnam Mausi achieved victory in Shahdol. Discontented with the state and central governments, Shabnam Mausi won from the Suhagpur constituency in Shahdol. Shabnam Mausi contested as an independent candidate in the elections held in 2000. With a total of nine candidates, including official candidates from Congress and BJP, in the electoral field, Shabnam Mausi’s election was an unpredictable one. The people of Shahdol voted for Shabnam Mausi in large numbers, and she emerged victorious, reaching the legislative assembly.

2533 candidates trying their luck Now, it remains to be seen whether a third-gender candidate will win once again in Shahdol. In the context of the legislative assembly elections, a total of 2,533 candidates are in the electoral arena from different parties. This election witnesses a direct competition between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress. However, it will only be known on December 3rd how many seats will be allocated to other parties. The polling time at 55 polling centers in the Naxal-affected Balaghat district, including Behar, Lanji, and Paraswada constituencies, as well as the Bichhiya and Mandla constituencies in Mandla district, and 40 polling centers in the Dindori district is from 7 AM to 3 PM.