The lone eunuch mayor from Uttar Pradesh, Asha Devi of Gorakhpur municipal corporation, has been unseated as her election was declared invalid by a local court.

"Asha Devi alias Amarnath was not a female but a male and since the post of the mayor was reserved for a female, Asha Devi was not eligible for the seat," special judge A N Upadhyaya said.

The judgment was passed on an election petition filed by Samajwadi Party candidate, Anju Chowdhary, who had lost to Asha Devi by over 60,000 votes in the mayoral contest held on November 25, 2000.

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What do you think about the story? Read what others have to say: Number of User Comments: 6 Sub: Ridiculous Everyone in India knows that most of the times Court,Judges and Judgements are blind. But could anyone imagine they could be so much blind.... Posted by Vasanth Sub: it is sad! we have reservations for women bcoz they are the minority,the unrepresented..so shouldnt by the same logic we should have reservations for the eunuch......... asha devi ... Posted by gd Sub: COURT UNSEATS EUNUCH MAYOR By reding the Judgement, even a lay man can find fault with the election authorities who allowed her to contest in the election. The same ... Posted by G L N REDDY Sub: Unfair I do agree misleading facts if wrong. but its unfair, I don't think there is seperate place option in SEX column. Secondly, It is not ... Posted by Rajesh Sub: court unseats eunuch mayor Strange ! Did they discover today that the eunuch Mayor is Male. What were the law governing agencies doing all along. How could the election ... Posted by bhanu