Empty Chair Wins Election, Ousting Madhya Pradesh Municipal Council President

A unique case has come to light from Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh. In the Jeroen Khalsa Municipal Council here, voting was held under the'Right to Recall '. When the voting result came, the'Empty Chair'has won. Thus, the Municipal Council President Kusum Pastor has had to leave her post. Let us tell you that a no-confidence motion was brought to remove Kusum Pastor from the post, after which a vote was held on November 4, 15. In this election, the empty chair has received more votes than Kusum Pastor, after which she will now have to leave the chair. In fact, there has been a big political upheaval in the by-election for the chairman's chair in the Jeroen Khalsa Municipal Council of Niwari. The counting of votes began at 8 am in the Degree College of Prithvipur here. The empty chair received 2633 votes, while the filled chair received 2167 votes. Thus, the empty chair was declared the winner by 466 votes. Significantly, the president Kusum Pastor was voted by 1200 councillors.