Balia (Uttar Pradesh): Hathi Singh, a 45-year-old man broke his vow to remain unmarried after learning that the panchayath (local body) seat he wanted to contest was reserved for women. Now Singh plans to field his wife Nidhi Singh in the forthcoming local body elections.
"Nothing is more important than the welfare of the village and service to the nation. So I got married to Nidhi Singh in order to take my village towards development," Singh said.
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After the marriage, a video of the couple has gone viral on social media.
