Within the Raigarh meeting constituency of Chhattisgarh, the electoral contest usually pits the Congress towards the BJP. Nonetheless, this election has grow to be intriguing with the debut entry of a transgender candidate. For the primary time in Chhattisgarh’s political historical past, a transgender candidate is contesting from a legislative meeting seat. Madhu Bai, the transgender candidate, has been nominated by the Congress as their candidate from the Raigarh constituency. Madhu Bai, alongside together with her complete workforce, has actively engaged in election campaigning, using singing, dancing, and different distinctive strategies, setting her marketing campaign aside from the methods of different events.
Madhu Bai isn’t new to electoral battles. In 2014, she clinched victory within the mayoral election in Raigarh, turning into the primary transgender mayor in Chhattisgarh. Given her marketing campaign efforts in Bhilai for Congress, she appears extra assured than ever on this election.
Nonetheless, the opinion amongst locals concerning Madhu Bai’s electoral bid varies considerably. Dealing with Madhu Bai within the electoral enviornment is the present Congress MLA Prakash Nayak, who seemingly doesn’t understand Madhu Kinnaur as a problem.
From the BJP camp, the social gathering has fielded OP Choudhary, a former collector from Raigarh. Whereas OP Choudhary is seen as a contender for the Chief Minister’s publish in Chhattisgarh by the BJP, he appears to keep away from any type of criticism or remark concerning Madhu Bai, the transgender candidate.
This marks the primary occasion in Chhattisgarh’s politics the place any political social gathering has nominated a transgender particular person as their candidate. Nonetheless, trying on the nationwide state of affairs, Shabnam Mausi gained a by-election from Madhya Pradesh’s Sohagpur meeting seat in 2000, turning into the nation’s first transgender legislator. This may be the second alternative within the nation the place a transgender particular person is testing their destiny in a legislative meeting election.
