Thirty-year-old Nisha Chauhan was elected as Siroli sarpanch on April 2
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The Muslim-dominated Siroli village in Haryana’s Nuh district has elected its sole Hindu panchayat member as the sarpanch, an officer here said. Thirty-year-old Nisha Chauhan was elected as Siroli sarpanch on April 2. According to a senior panchayat officer, Siroli panchayat under the Punahana block has 15 members, of which 14 are Muslims and eight are women. The post of Siroli sarpanch is reserved for women.
Only 250 out of the 3,296 voters in the village are Hindus. According to panchayat officer Nasim, the last panchayat election was held in December 2022. However, the winning candidate, Sahana, was sacked some months later after her education certificates were found to be fake. The newly elected sarpanch said that her victory is a symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity.
“My village is Muslim-dominated but the old tradition of Hindu-Muslim brotherhood still exists there. In true sense, there is no religious discrimination in the Mewat area, a living example of which is my election as sarpanch. My victory is a message of communal brotherhood in the entire area,” said Chauhan.
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