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Himachal: Luck of the draw decides Tal panchayat poll in Hamirpur

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A rare event took place during the local elections in the Hamirpur area of Himachal Pradesh. In the Tal gram panchayat, the contest for the leader position ended in a perfect tie. Both main candidates received exactly 502 votes each. After multiple recounts failed to change the result, officials had

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