UP Elections 2022: Demands unfulfilled, this village will opt for NOTA in upcoming assembly polls

By Tolulope Dolapo Thomas

Published: February 1, 2022 | 9:42 AM GMT

Shamli: A panchayat of the Kashyap community has announced that its members will not vote for any candidate in the upcoming assembly polls as the government has not fulfilled their demand to shift 17 OBCs into the Scheduled Castes list.
Members of the community said they have arrived at the decision following a meeting of members headed by Kashyap leader Mohar Singh Kashyap.
The members said while they will discharge their responsibility of voting, they will opt for ‘None Of The Above’ (NOTA) option in the EVM during the election on February 10 in Kairana assembly constituency.
The 17 Other Backward Classes (OBC) communities that have been demanding to be listed as SCs include Kahar, Kewat, Nishad, Bind, Bhar, Prajapati, Rajbhar, Batham, Gaur, Tura, and Machua among others.

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About Tolulope Dolapo Thomas

Tolulope Dolapo Thomas, BSc, is a Public Health Educator and Broadcast Journalist with extensive experience in radio and television. She specializes in Health Promotion, Sexual and Reproductive/Fertility Health, and Environmental Health. Certified in CPR and First Aid, Tolulope is passionate about empowering women through evidence-based public health education, fertility awareness, and community sensitization. She is currently pursuing an MSc in Public Health and is the founder of Everywoman Health by TD, a women-focused health platform dedicated to providing accurate, accessible, and trustworthy guidance for women at every stage of life.