Sofia Firdous
Sofia Firdaus (born 1992) is an Indian politician and a 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election from Barabati-Cuttack Assembly constituency. she is member of the Indian National Congress.[1][2][3] She is the first woman from Muslim community to get elected as an MLA in Odisha.[4]
Early life and education[edit]
Sofia hails from Mehendipur, Chandinichowk, Lalbag police limits, Cuttack.[5] She is the daughter of former Congress MLA Md. Moquim. She married Sheikh Mairajul Hague. She completed ICSE at St. Joseph's Girl's High School, Cuttack in 2007 before doing plus two in science at Ravenshaw Junior College, Cuttack in 2009. Later, she did B.Tech. in Civil Engineering at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, affiliated to KIIT University, Bhubaneswar in 2013. She also did Executive General Management Programme at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore in 2022.[6]
Career[edit]
Sofia made her political debut from Barabati-Cuttack Assembly constituency in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election defeating Purna Chandra Mahapatra of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 8,001 votes.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Barabati-Cuttack Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Barabati-Cuttack, Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: INC's Sofia Firdous defeats BJP's Purna Chandra Mahapatra with 8116 votes". India Today. 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Election commission of india".
- ^ a b "Sofia Firdous becomes first ever Muslim woman MLA in Odisha". The Siasat Daily. 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Sofia Firdous(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BARABATI-CUTTACK(CUTTACK) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/CandidateCustomFilter?_token=DQVMsxtbpI1vru0XTGskHpeIytvAqnKtGJSCfPFP&electionType=24-PC-GENERAL-1-46&election=24-AC-GENERAL-3-47&states=S18&constId=90&page=2