Hyderabad: In a remarkable demonstration of the power of a single vote, Mutyala Srideva has been elected Sarpanch of Bagapur Gram Panchayat in Telangana’s Nirmal district by just one vote. What makes this victory even more extraordinary is that her father-in-law, Mutyala Indrakaran Reddy, flew in from the United States specifically to cast his vote in her favor. A Vote That Turned into a BlessingThe village-level election became the talk of the district after it emerged that Srideva’s father-in-law’s vote proved decisive. With a total of 426 eligible voters and 378 votes cast, Srideva secured 189 votes, narrowly defeating her rival Harshaswati, who received 188 votes, while one vote was declared invalid. Flying in from His Ancestral VillageIndrakaran Reddy, a former Sarpanch himself,...