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Sadhvi Savitri Bai Phule
India celebrates the birth anniversary of the first women teacher, Savitribai Phule. She is known for her work as a social worker, teacher and poet
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While Phule was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2014 on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket, she joined the Congress before the 2019 general elections and was nominated to contest from Bahraich
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The seat is currently held by Sadhvi Savitri Bai Phule, a first time Dalit BJP MP who has become a headache for the party because of her unapologetic criticism of the party