[trextrex]

I think you're being a bit cynical, and detracting from the point of the article. Yes in this particular case democracy didn't work so well. But the takeaway is that such a large group of people were not only OK with having a transgender as a mayor. That is good news anywhere.

[isgood12]

Yeah cynical is perhaps the right word. As an Indian, I won't be shocked if people voted for this candidate just because it would be funny.

[lotsofmangos]

It says in the article she visited every household. That's proper old-school political campaigning. If people voted for her because they thought it would be funny, then they only thought that because she did the legwork.