Sofia Firdous

Sofia Firdous
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 2024
Preceded byMohammed Moquim
ConstituencyBarabati-Cuttack
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
ParentMohammed Moquim
Alma materKalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (B.Tech)
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Sofia Firous (born 1992) is an Indian politician and a sitting member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Barabati-Cuttack. She is a member of the Indian National Congress.[1][2][3][4] She is the first woman from the Odia muslim community to get elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Odisha.[5][6][7][8]

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  2. ^ "Barabati-Cuttack, Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: INC's Sofia Firdous defeats BJP's Purna Chandra Mahapatra with 8116 votes". India Today. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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  4. ^ "'Odia, Indian, and a woman first': Congress' Sofia Firdous on identity as 'Muslim MLA'". Hindustan Times. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Sofia Firdous becomes first ever Muslim woman MLA in Odisha". The Siasat Daily. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  6. ^ "सोफ़िया फ़िरदौस: ओडिशा की पहली मुस्लिम महिला विधायक जो जीत के बाद पहुँचीं दुर्गा मंदिर". BBC News हिंदी (in Hindi). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. ^ "સોફિયા ફિરદૌસ: ઓડિશાનાં પ્રથમ મુસ્લિમ મહિલા ધારાસભ્ય જે જીત્યાં બાદ મંદિરે ગયાં". BBC News ગુજરાતી (in Gujarati). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  8. ^ "صوفیہ فردوس: اوڈیشہ سے اسمبلی پہنچنے والی پہلی مسلمان خاتون، جنھوں نے ہمیشہ مشکل چیزوں کا انتخاب کیا". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.