Madhu Bai Kinnar, a low-caste transgender woman, was elected on Sunday to serve as mayor of Raigarh in Chhattisgarh, India. Kinnar, 35, won the central Indian state’s municipal election against an ...

RAIGARH, India, Jan. 6 (UPI) --The town of Raigarh, India, on Sunday elected the country's first transgender mayor, Madhu Kinnar. Kinnar, 35, an Independent candidate of the lowest Dalit caste, beat ...

It’s hard to say what’s more astounding about Madhu Bai Kinnar: the fact she is India’s first openly transgender mayor or that, after 15 years making a living begging on trains, she decided to run for ...

The news: On Sunday, Madhu Bai Kinnar defeated her opponent by more than 4,500 votes to become India's first transgender mayor. Kinnar, 35, was declared the winner of the municipal election in Raigarh ...

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