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Patna, May 23 (IANS) Upset over her defeat in the panchayat polls, a 35-year-old woman hanged herself in her home in Gaya district of Bihar, police said Monday.
Meera Devi, a two time panchayat chief of Kormathu village, committed suicide Sunday after she failed to retain her post.
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"She was upset after her defeat in the polls. She locked herself up and ended her life," a police officer at the Belaganj police station said.
It is the first such case in Bihar when a candidate has committed suicide after losing in the panchatyat polls.
The panchayat polls began April 20 and will end May 28, by when a total of 262,000 panchayat members will be elected.
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