Dead woman Ashiya Bi, has won election in India. She won the election held almost fourteen days after her demise as supporters kept their promise to move her in a noble gesture, 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 month, and was declared victorious posthumously. The popular 30-year-old first-time candidate fell ill, reportedly from an acute lung and abdominal infection, and died just 12 days before the poll.
Her husband informed election officials, but district officer Bhagwan Sharan told AFP on Tuesday that there was no methology in place to remove her name from the ballot. “Once the electoral process begins, it cannot be halted or paused,” Sharan said. Before she passed away, Bi demonstrated a significant hit with citizens, and many chose to project their voting forms for her at any rate in a noble gesture and profound respect.
“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. Her husband Muntazim Qureishi said Bi had “won hearts with her calm demeanour”. “Our votes are a tribute to her,” the paper quoted another voter, Arif, as saying.
Personal, familial and community loyalties often play a decisive role in India’s at-times colourful and chaotic elections.
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