<p><strong>Kolkata:&nbsp;</strong>BJP candidate Chandana Bauri amazed everyone when she defeated Sontosh Kumar Mondal of Trinamool Congress by a margin of more than 4,000 votes from Saltora constituency in West Bengal.</p> <p>30 year old Chandana Bauri is a mother of three and as per reports, owns assets worth just ₹ 31,985, while her husband's assets amount to ₹ 30,311. Her husband a daily wager works as a mason. The couple own 3 cows and 3 goats.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ: <span style="color: #f80707;"><a style="color: #f80707;" href="https://ift.tt/2RmkmaV TMC Defectors Face Defeat After Joining BJP; Check Candidates Who Lost After Switching Sides</a></span></strong></p> <p>Chandana Bauri herself was a MNREGA worker. Bauri's name was mentioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a previous rally in the Bankura district.</p> <p>Twitter poured congratulatory messages and deemed her win as inspiring.&nbsp;</p> <p>"Before the tickets were announced I had no idea that I would be selected as a candidate in the legislative assembly polls. Many people encouraged me to apply for a nomination online, but I did not think I would be able to achieve this feat," she had told news agency ANI in March.&nbsp;</p> <div id="checked">Haryana General Secretary, Ravindra Raju for BJP to posted about her inspiring win.&nbsp;</div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chandana Bauri, a SC woman &amp; a daily wager like her husband lives in a house with no electricity. She is fielding as a BJP candidate from Saltora Vidhan Sabha seat in Bankura district of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WB</a>. <br /><br />Give her your blessings &amp; empower her by voting for her in the 1st phase on March 27. <a href="https://t.co/tJ9uUq5p8k">pic.twitter.com/tJ9uUq5p8k</a></p> &mdash; Ravindra Raju (@RavindraRaju19) <a href="https://twitter.com/RavindraRaju19/status/1375727797205827585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chandana Bouri from Saltora constituency has won by 4145 votes! <br />Remember-her total worth is ₹31,985 with three goats, three cows and one hut. <a href="https://t.co/1pTVxauY7D">pic.twitter.com/1pTVxauY7D</a></p> &mdash; Bengali Babu (@hatecommie) <a href="https://twitter.com/hatecommie/status/1388811301925707781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2021</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Show her.. victory of this common woman.. chandana bauri Saltora seat.. a woman with no political background, Money power 🙏<br /><br />This is the reason to smile.. 🙂 <a href="https://t.co/1NR6bp519r">pic.twitter.com/1NR6bp519r</a></p> &mdash; Sanjay Shrivastava 🇮🇳 #जय श्री राम🚩 (@casanjay_shri) <a href="https://twitter.com/casanjay_shri/status/1388856260347322375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2021</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Congratulations on a splendid &amp; inspiring victory Smt.Chandana Bauri ji.<a href="https://twitter.com/BJP4Bengal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BJP4Bengal</a> <a href="https://ift.tt/3aXF3kC> &mdash; Sumiran Komarraju (@SumiranKV) <a href="https://twitter.com/SumiranKV/status/1388847890068500492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2021</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p>

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