1. Monika Das has created history from Bihar by becoming the first transgender woman to be appointed as presiding officer by the Election Commission for the state assembly elections.
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2. The 32-year-old is a gold medallist in law from Patna University. She is also the first trans person to be working with a nationalized bank since 2015.
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3. As a result, Bihar is India’s first state to appoint a transperson as the presiding officer to any election.
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4. Back in 2016, in West Bengal, Riya Sarkar, a transgender woman, was appointed as a polling officer. As of now, Bihar has around 40,000 transgenders.
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5. Das shall get all the training needed, said Chief electoral officer of Bihar HR Srinivasa. According to Bihar’s electoral roll, 2344 transgenders are eligible to cast their vote.
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6. Reshma Prasad, an expert member of the National Council for Transgender Persons in New Delhi, welcomed the move and said it was a proud moment for the transgender community.
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