When daughter-in-law stood for election, father-in-law came from America, Mutyala Srivedha won with one of his votes, interesting result

Telangana Sarpanch Election: An interesting incident occurred in the results of the recent Panchayat elections in Telangana. This result fulfilled the statement that every vote is important. This story is of Mutyala Srivedha of Bagapur, a small village in Nirmal district. She was a candidate for the post of Sarpanch in Bagapur Gram Panchayat of Lokshwaram Mandal. The competition was very difficult. His rival was Harshaswati. As soon as the result of the match came, the entire village was stunned. Srivedha won the election, by just one vote.

This incident of Bagapur village is not just a news, but an interesting example of the special power of voting in democracy, which people often ignore by calling it a vote. In this election, Srivedha got 189 votes and her rival Harshwati got 188 votes. The one more vote that Srivedha got was from her father-in-law, who had come from America on the information of his daughter-in-law contesting the elections.

Total 426 voters in the village

There are a total of 426 registered voters in the village. Of these, 378 people voted. Srivedha got 189 votes, while Harshwati got 188 votes. One vote became invalid. This special vote was given to Srivedha and belonged to her father-in-law Mutyala Indrakaran Reddy. This one vote changed the result. Otherwise the voting would have been a draw. Interestingly, Reddy had come to the village from across seven seas for this one vote. He was in America before the elections. If he had wanted, he could have wished his daughter-in-law on phone, but then how would he have become a part of this power of democracy? He came to the village from America especially to vote for his daughter-in-law.

even one vote is decisive

Often people say what will change with my one vote? This result of Bagapur is an answer to them that your one vote will change the result. Government changes.

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Vajpayee’s government fell by just 1 vote

In April 1999, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who as per his political ideals had advocated not touching the manipulative government even with tongs, was facing the challenge of this one vote. If he had got this one vote, he would not have had to leave the post of PM. He would have remained the Prime Minister, had 269 votes in favor of his government and 270 votes against it not been cast on the score board of the trust vote. One vote had brought down his government.