Odisha Assembly Politics Meet Sofia Firdous, the First-Ever Woman Muslim MLA of Odisha: 5 Facts admin, June 8, 2024 Ms Firdous, the Congress MLA from the Barabati-Cuttack seat in Odisha, made history as the first-ever Muslim woman legislator elected to the Odisha Assembly, defeating BJP’s Purna Chandra Mahapatra by a margin of 8,001 votes. Hailing from a political family, 32-year-old Sofia Firdous is the daughter of senior Congress leader… Continue Reading