UP Panchayat Polls 2021 Result: Miss India finalist Diksha Singh defeated
Diksha Singh contested for Zila Panchayat member this time after the seat was reserved for a female candidate
Tuesday May 4, 2021 11:40 AM, IANS
Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh): Miss India runner-up, Diksha Singh, has lost the Panchayat election from Baskha in Jaunpur district.
Diksha Singh contested for Zila Panchayat member this time after the seat was reserved for a female candidate.
A runner-up of Femina Miss India 2015, she had her credibility at stake and faced defeat even before she could start her political career.
BJP-backed candidate Nagina Singh won with a margin of about 5,000 votes. Diksha Singh ranked at the 5th position in the Panchayat elections, polled only 2,000 votes in the name of development.