{"id":2567,"date":"2025-06-28T12:12:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T12:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thirdpole.live\/?p=2567"},"modified":"2025-08-22T12:15:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:15:40","slug":"why-not-a-single-election-has-taken-place-in-this-village-for-75-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thirdpole.live\/index.php\/2025\/06\/28\/why-not-a-single-election-has-taken-place-in-this-village-for-75-years\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902, \u0907\u0938 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0935 \u092e\u0947\u0902 75 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u0938\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u092d\u0940 \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0941\u0906\u0964"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"info-container\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-info-text\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"expanded\" class=\"style-scope ytd-text-inline-expander\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">\u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930\u093e\u0916\u0902\u0921 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u0948\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093e\u0932 \u091c\u093f\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0924\u0932\u094d\u0932\u093e \u092c\u0930\u0927\u094b \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0935 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u0909\u0928 \u0905\u0928\u094b\u0916\u0947 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0935\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0906\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u0906\u091c \u0924\u0915 \u0915\u092d\u0940 \u0917\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u093e \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0941\u0906\u0964 \u0939\u0930 \u092c\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0930\u094d\u0935\u0938\u092e\u094d\u092e\u0924\u093f \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928 \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u2014 \u0914\u0930 \u092a\u093f\u091b\u0932\u0947 \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0924\u094b \u091f\u0949\u0938 \u0938\u0947 \u0924\u092f \u0939\u0941\u0906! \u0925\u0930\u094d\u0921\u092a\u094b\u0932.\u0932\u093e\u0907\u0935 \u0915\u0940 \u0907\u0938 \u0930\u093f\u092a\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093f\u090f \u0915\u093f \u0907\u0938 \u0905\u0928\u094b\u0916\u0940 \u092a\u0930\u0902\u092a\u0930\u093e \u0938\u0947 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0935 \u0915\u094b \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092b\u093e\u092f\u0926\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u2014 \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0926, \u0916\u0930\u094d\u091a \u0914\u0930 \u0917\u0941\u091f\u092c\u093e\u091c\u093c\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u091a\u0915\u0930 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0935 \u090f\u0915\u091c\u0941\u091f \u0930\u0939\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0932\u094b\u0915\u0924\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0910\u0938\u0940 \u092e\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u092e \u0939\u0940 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u091c\u093c\u0930\u0942\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902, \u0932\u093e\u0907\u0915 \u0914\u0930 <\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"><a class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thirdpolelive\" target=\"\">\u202a@thirdpolelive\u202c<\/a><\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> \u0938\u092c\u094d\u0938\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0907\u092c \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0964<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-text-inline-expander\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"> Talla Bardho, a small village in Nainital district of Uttarakhand, is one of India&#8217;s rare villages where no Gram Pradhan (village head) elections have ever been held since independence. Instead, the village always selects its leader through unanimous consensus \u2014 and in the last election, the Pradhan was even chosen by a coin toss! In this exclusive report by ThirdPole.live, discover how this unique tradition is benefiting the village \u2014 reducing conflict, saving election costs, and strengthening unity among villagers. Such rare examples of grassroots democracy are hard to find in the hills of North India. 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