Agra: During voting for civic body elections at ward no. 74 here on Wednesday, all eyes were on Shivankita Dixit , a 23-year-old who was crowned Miss West Bengal 2017, who turned up to vote.Dixit, a resident of Manas Nagar, has been living with her aunt in Kolkata for a year, and had participated and won the contest in that state. She then auditioned for the Miss India contest in Mumbai. She returned to her hometown to vote for the civic body elections.Wearing tiara on her head, Dixit told TOI, "My vote was for cleanliness. I want the winning candidate to give priority to creating garbage-free localities and clean roads. A clean environment is the first step to a healthy life."Apart from cleanliness issue, the local businessman Sanjay Dixit daughter said, "I'm not aware of Agra city, but in my locality, the residents are conservative. They don't allow their daughters to go out and explore the world. My vote in civic body polls is also important because the mayoral candidate which I have voted for is expected toward empowerment of girls in the city."Shivankita Dixit completed her graduation from Dayalbagh University and is the first beautypageant winner from Agra.

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