A woman won a local election in India almost two weeks after her death as supporters kept their pledge to back her in a sign of respect, officials said..Ashiya Bi polled at nearly 44 percent in the race for a municipal civic body seat in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh this mo
“Ashiya made friends easily and people didn’t want to break the promise of support they gave her and hence the result,” local resident Mohammad Zakir told the Times of India daily."
LUCKNOW, INDIA (AFP) – A woman won a local election in India almost two weeks after her death as supporters kept their pledge to back her in a sign of respect, officials said. Ashiya Bi polled at nearly 44 per cent in the race for a municipal civic body seat in India’s most populous state […]