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Who knew that the Rajasthan Government’s decision to grant Indian citizenship to a woman born in Pakistan would take her a step closer to her dream of contesting the panchayat elections.

Nita Kanwar (36) was on Saturday elected the sarpanch of Natwada gram panchayat in Tonk district. She defeated her rival Sonu Devi by 362 votes. Eighteen years ago in 2001 when she migrated with her mother and relatives from Pakistan’s Sindh to Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Nita had a volley of questions on her mind — whether she would be able to get a good education, a nice husband and realize her dream.