Ganga; Mamata 
Tamil Nadu

Transperson, college student get DMK ticket

The DMK created history of sorts by including a transgender and a final year agricultural college student in the list of candidates released for the urban local body polls in Vellore district, sources said. Transgender Ganga (49) a resident of Uthamadha Koil Street was chosen as the party candidate for Ward 37.

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Vellore

Sources revealed that the party put its weight behind her due to the good name she had in the locality based on helping locals during the current pandemic.

Similarly, Mamta (22), daughter of Kumar of Kagithapattari and the Sathuvchari north area secretary in Vellore town, doing her final year in a four year agriculture course at a private agricultural college in Kalavai in neighbouring Ranipet district was announced as the party candidate for Ward 28.

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