Homemaker stands out amid BJP drubbing in Bengal, readies for MLA stint
Chandana Bauri, who followed in her husband s footsteps and joined the saffron camp around five years ago, had never imagined she would ever be called upon to represent her constituency.
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KOLKATA: The BJP might have fallen flat on its ambition to rule Bengal, but the party found the most unlikely winner in a 30-year-old homemaker of humble means who scripted a stunning victory, trouncing her nearest TMC rival by a margin of over 4,000 votes.
A mother of three, newly elected Saltora MLA, Chandana Bauri, who followed in her husband s footsteps and joined the saffron camp around five years ago, had never imagined she would ever be called upon to represent her constituency.
Old photo of woman injured in Bangladesh linked to West Bengal post-poll violence
A photograph of a woman with a head injury has been shared on social media with the claim that the incident took place in West Bengal. Viral claims have blamed the Mamata Banerjee government in the State that recently won assembly elections. The poll results have led to violence across parties, with the opposition blaming the TMC.
(Hindi text viral with the image: आबरू लूट गयीं बंगाल की क्या ये महिला नहीं, क्या बंगाल की बेटी नहीं, क्या बंगाली और महिला केवल ममता ही है धिक्कार उन को जो महिला है और ममता का अब भी बेशर्मी से समर्थन कर रही है)
Twitter user @Isha5384 shared the image, gathering close to 1,000 retweets.
Chandana Bauri, BJP ML
Chandana Bauri, wife of a daily wage earner, grabbed spotlight and social media attention in West Bengal after announcement of the assembly polls result on May 2.
According to her election affidavit, Chandana has Rs 6,335 cash in her bank account and lives in a mud hut that has no electricity connection.
She came under spotlight after being elected MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) from Saltora constituency under Bankura in the just-concluded West Bengal assembly polls. She won by defeating TMC rival Santosh Kumar Mondol by a margin of more than 4,000 votes.
Chandana with her family. Photo: Collected
At a time when many high-profile stalwarts of India s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faced huge defeat, and the party s dream to grab West Bengal assembly was crushed, a very ordinary woman bagged an extraordinary victory by fighting against all odds.
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While all the opposition parties claim that their cadres have been attacked by TMC workers, the BJP has unleashed a social media storm of misleading posts, unverifiable pictures and inflammatory rumours.
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In the past 48 hours, social media platforms have been packed with pictures and videos of the post-poll violence in West Bengal. More than 14 people have reportedly been killed and all the political parties in the state including the Trinamool Congress (TMC) have claimed that their cadres have been attacked.
Although the Left and Congress party members have also alleged retributive violence against their cadres by workers of the victorious TMC, the BJP is desperately trying to communalise this political violence by blaming it on Muslims and âinfiltratorsâ. Many BJP supporters, leaders and pro-BJP journalists have been sharing misleading posts, unverifiable pictures and inflam
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Chandana, A Daily Wager s Wife With Only Rs 6,000 In Bank Account, Scripts Victory In Bengal Polls
In the bitterly fought West Bengal Assembly elections, BJP’s Chandana Bauri romped home from the Saltora constituency, defeating her TMC rival Santosh Kumar Mondol by a margin of more than 4,000 votes. Twitter Outlook Bureau 2021-05-04T13:27:55+05:30 Chandana, A Daily Wager s Wife With Only Rs 6,000 In Bank Account, Scripts Victory In Bengal Polls outlookindia.com 2021-05-04T13:33:37+05:30
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Many a high-profile stalwart of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including Union minister Babul Supriyo may have bitten the dust in the just-concluded Bengal elections but the wife of a daily-wage earner with negligible resources has fought against all odds to script an extraordinary victor