First Transgender Election Ambassador

  • The Election Commission of India has appointed transgender social activist Gauri Sawant, as one of the 12 election ambassadors from Maharashtra.
  • Following the Supreme Court order, transgenders got the right to vote for the first time in 2014. In 2014, 918 voters were registered in this third category. This number has doubled in five years and now it is 2,086.
  • According to the Election Commission, Gauri Sawant’s appointment would help in more people from this category getting registered during the final phase of voter enrollment. It stated that in the next few days, Gauri Sawant would visit every transgender and inspire them ....
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