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Domestic worker Kalita Majhi stuns Bengal by beating TMC strongman by 12,000 votes
India
Published on 5 May 2026
She earned just Rs 2500 monthly before winning MLA seat
Kalita Majhi, formerly a domestic worker earning around Rs 2,500 a month, has won the Ausgram seat in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections. Despite high-profile campaigning, her grassroots rise helped her defeat a TMC strongman by 12,000 votes, turning her poverty-to-politics journey into one of the election’s defining surprises.
- Kalita Majhi won as BJP candidate from Ausgram
- She reportedly earned about Rs 2,500 per month earlier
- Victory came with a 12,000 vote margin over TMC strongman
- Her win highlights power shift from margins to mainstream politics
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