Aam Aadmi Party's Bobby elected first transgender member of MCD

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Bobby Kinnar, popularly known as Bobby Darling, from Sultanpur became the first transgender member of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) after winning from Sultanpuri A on December 7.

Important facts

• It will also be the first time that the MCD will have a transgender member.

• She won the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) seat from Sultanpuri. Bobi defeated Congress candidate Varuna Dhaka by a margin of 6,714 votes.

• Bobi is famous in Sultanpuri because of her extensive social work. Bobi is the president of the Delhi unit of the Hindu Yuva Samaj Ekta Awam Anti-Terrorism Committee.

• At the age of 14-15, Bobi was taken by the transgender community and then she became a wedding dancer. From there, her/their journey to politics was through social work.

• In Delhi Municipal Corporation election Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has crossed the 126 majority mark to unseat Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)'s 15 year dominance.