IIM passout Sofia Firdous, 32, is Odisha’s first Muslim woman MLA | India News – Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Sofia Firdous, 32, of Congress has created history by becoming the first Muslim woman to be elected MLA in the state from the Barabati-Cuttack seat. She defeated BJP candidate and noted gynaecologist Dr Purna Chandra Mahapatra (69) by a margin of 8,001 votes.Though 141 women have become MLAs in Odisha since 1937, no Muslim…