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
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
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