Jaipur: Relatives of politicians and public figures saw mixed fortunes in the third phase of Rajasthan’s Panchayati Raj elections Thursday.While the son of BJP MLA Shanta Meena and the sister-in-law of Congress MLA Dayaram Parmar lost the sarpanch polls, the aunt of Chittorgarh MLA Chandrabhan Singh Akya, the mother of Sanchore MLA Jivaram Chaudhary’s personal assistant and the wife of former chief minister Vasundhara Raje’s media adviser Mahendra Bhardwaj emerged victorious.Among other notable winners, Nausar Devi Bhil became the first sarpanch of Bisalpur, Rajasthan’s smallest gram panchayat. The wife of an NCB officer and the son of the former chairperson of Shri Sanwaliya Seth temple also won their respective elections.In Semari gram panchayat of Salumber, Kapil Meena, son of BJP MLA Shanta Meena and late BJP MLA Amritlal Meena, lost the sarpanch election.Similarly, Kamla Parmar, sister-in-law of Congress MLA Dayaram Parmar from Kherwara in Udaipur district and former pradhan of Nayagaon panchayat samiti, lost the Mahuwal gram panchayat election. Her husband, Pannalal, the MLA’s brother, is contesting the panchayat samiti election from Ward 6 on a Congress ticket and is staking claim to the pradhan’s post. The results will be declared on Nov 20.In Akya village, Bhadesar Panchayat Samiti, Chittorgarh district, Tamma Kanwar, the aunt of BJP MLA Chandrabhan Singh Akya, won the sarpanch election.Veji Devi, mother of Narsiram Chaudhary, personal assistant to Sanchore MLA Jivaram Chaudhary, was elected sarpanch of Dabal village.In Tonk district’s Aawa gram panchayat, Shobha Bhardwaj, wife of former CM Vasundhara Raje’s media adviser Mahendra Bhardwaj, defeated her rival Manju by 124 votes. The result was declared on Thursday night.Bisalpur, Rajasthan’s smallest gram panchayat in Tonk district, elected its first sarpanch, with Nausar Devi Bhil winning by 93 votes. The panchayat has a total of 294 voters.
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