New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party’s Bobi Kinnar will be the first transgender member of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) after winning from Delhi’s Sultanpuri-A ward on Wednesday.
It is the first time when any party gave a ticket to a transgender.
Bobi defeated Congress candidate Varuna Dhaka by 6714 votes. She secured 14821 votes while Dhaka managed to get 8107 votes.
Bobi, the AAP candidate from Sultanpuri-A ward, wins. For the first time, MCD to have a member of the transgender community. #DelhiMCDElectionResults2022 pic.twitter.com/FfbE9g4Im1
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2022
Reacting to her victory, Bobi said, “I want to dedicate my victory to the people who worked so hard for me. I would like to thank everyone. Now I just have to work for development in my area.”
“I want to dedicate my victory to the people who worked so hard for me. I would like to thank everyone. Now I just have to work for development in my area,” said Bobi, the AAP candidate from transgender community who won from Sultanpuri-A ward#DelhiMCDElectionResults2022 pic.twitter.com/Pg7fWhYMHL
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2022
Who is Bobi?
- The 38-year-old was born and brought up in Sultanpuri. At the age of 14, Bobi was adopted by the transgender community and then she became a wedding dancer.
- Bobi is the president of the Delhi unit of ‘Hindu Yuva Samaj Ekta Awam Anti-Terrorism Committee. She has been associated with the organisation for the last 15 years.
- She has been an active social worker majorly working for transgenders’ empowerment.
- Bobby Kinnar, who left a mark through social work in the ward, was found at the top of the survey and was declared a candidate for the municipal elections.
- Bobby contested the Municipal Corporation elections in the year 2017 as an independent candidate.