💨 Abstract

Sofia Firdous, a young woman in Odisha, entered politics after her father, a Congress MLA, was convicted and disqualified from contesting elections due to a loan fraud case. Encouraged by supporters, she won the Barabati-Cuttack seat, becoming the first Muslim woman MLA in the Odisha assembly.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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