Datia Bypoll 2026: Datia Bypoll of Madhya Pradesh is being discussed all over the country. When Narottam Mishra’s ticket was cut, it was discussed till Delhi. Now the tension of BJP and Congress has increased due to eunuch Sanjana Nand Giri contesting the MLA election. Because with his arrival this contest has become triangular.
Datia (Madhya Pradesh). Datia Assembly by-election has now become quite interesting. Because now from here, apart from BJP-Congress, Mahamandaleshwar Sanjana Nand Giri of Kinnar Akhara has won the battle. With his arrival, this election seems to be moving towards a triangular contest. While filing her nomination, she appealed to the voters of Datia and said – I have no family and no heir, hence she will work day and night only for the public without any personal interest or corruption. He said that the public should definitely give him a chance.
Sanjana Nand Giri told why she entered politics
Speaking on his decision to contest the by-election, Giri said that his community has made its place in the spiritual sphere, but the next big step for empowerment is political representation. Sanjana Nand Giri said, “I believe that we have made a start in the religious field; there are many transgender religious leaders. But, I think it is very important for transgenders to enter politics to bring about effective change.”
Who is eunuch Sanjana Nand Giri?
Eunuch Sanjana Singh Giri, who is going to contest elections, is originally from the capital Bhopal. She is the first transgender government employee of Madhya Pradesh. He had served in the social justice and disabled welfare department of the state. Before this, she had also been the state icon of Swachh Bharat Mission and State Election Commission. But now she has entered politics. For this he resigned from government service about two years ago. Leaving her job, she joined Kinnar Akhara. He got the title of Mahamandaleshwar. Won
It is not easy to win Datia’s riot.
Let us tell you that the ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party has given its full strength to win the Datia by-election. BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal has made Datia by-election in-charge and MP Bharat Singh Kushwaha. At the same time, Congress is not leaving any chance to win it. Starting from Jitu Patwari, many leaders are currently visiting Datia and many MLAs have camped there. The entry of eunuch Sanjana Singh into the field has now made this contest quite interesting.
Direct contest between BJP and Congress in Datia
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that voting for the Datia Assembly by-election will be held on July 30, while the counting of votes will take place on August 3. Meanwhile, BJP has declared Ashutosh Tiwari as its candidate for Datia Assembly by-election. He replaces former Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra, who lost the seat in the 2023 assembly elections. Narottam Mishra had won this seat three consecutive times in 2008, 2013 and 2018. However, he had to face defeat in the 2023 elections. It was expected that this senior BJP leader would get the ticket again in the by-election, but the party has fielded Ashutosh Tiwari in his place. Let us tell you that Datia Assembly seat had become vacant after the disqualification of Rajendra Bharti on April 2.