Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) registered its first electoral victory in the country when municipal chairman of Mangrol town in Rajasthan's Baran district Ashok Jain, a national council member of the party, won the people's confidence after municipal members of the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP forced him to face the electorate under the 'Right to Recall'.Jain came out with flying colours on Friday as majority of the voters reposed confidence in him through electronic voting machines (EVMs). Every voter had to choose between two options - unoccupied chair and occupied chair - printed on the EVMs. On Wednesday, when the polling was held, 65.71% of the total 16,735 voters exercised their franchise at 21 polling centres.Counting of votes was held on Friday following which Jain was declared elected by sub-divisional officer (SDO) Dhara Singh Meena, acting as returning officer. Of the 10, 998 valid votes polled 7243 electorate voted in favour of Jain's continuance while 3755 wanted him removed (recall). This was the first ever public referendum in the state in accordance with the 2009 Act.Jain couldn't do electioneering and reached Mangrol in ambulance on the last day of the campaign as he has been bed-ridden with a fractured spine. He met with an accident in Delhi when he was returning after attending the national meet of the AAP on November 24 when he was elected on its national council (NC), he said. His campaign was looked after by, among others, a team of over two dozen volunteers of the AAP led by another NC member Vijay Singh Paliwal from neighbouring Kota and other areas.The motion for right to recall against Jain was moved by the Mangrol Municipal Committee on January 4 when 17 of the 20 committee members (Congress: 11, BJP: 5, Independents: 4) voted in favour of the motion. These included 10 from the Congress, 5 from BJP and 2 independents, Jain pointed out while talking to Mail Today from his residence in Kota.The Rajasthan Municipal (amendment) Act, 2009 had empowered the electorate with the right to recall. As per the Act if more than 50% electorate vote in favour of an elected representative he or she can retain the seat.Jain who was elected in November 2009 as an independent candidate had been facing opposition from the municipal members of the congress as also the BJP. They allegedly wanted him to shun his campaign against encroachment on the highway.Jain alleged that former minister and Congress legislator from Anta assembly constituency Pramod Jain Bhaya had primarily conspired to remove him from the elected post as most of the encroachers were his (Bhaya's) cronies.Mangrol falls in Anta constituency. Bhaya who was PWD minister in the Ashok Gehlot government was dropped from the ministry following charges of corruption and highhandedness. Jain alleged that even the local administration was under Bhaya's influence. "It is aam aadmi's (common man's) victory" said Bhaya immediately after the election results were announced.The proposal to recall Jain passed on January 4 was submitted to the district election officer. Consequently, a meeting of the board members was convened in presence of the presiding officer appointed by then district election officer Shravan Kumar on January 12. As 17 members voted against Jain, the district election officer referred the proposal to the local self government department and the election commission.