BJP fielded Chandana Bauri, 30, from the Saltora constituency in Bengal.
Congratulatory tweets are pouring in for BJP's Chandana Bauri, the wife of a daily wage earner, who has won from the Saltora constituency in West Bengal. Chandana Bauri, 30, defeated Sontosh Kumar Mondal of Trinamool Congress by a margin of more than 4,000 votes. The win -- as many pointed out on Twitter - was made more inspiring by her humble beginnings.
According to her election affidavit, Ms Bauri, a mother of three, owns assets worth just Rs 31,985, while her husband's assets amount to Rs 30,311. Ms Bauri's husband is a daily wager who works as a mason. The couple owns three goats and three cows.