No cash in hand, woman hopes to open Lok Sabha account in Odisha

A 25-year-old

woman

from

Odisha

with no cash in hand and bank deposits of Rs 20,625 is contesting from Koraput Lok Sabha seat on an SUCI (

Communist

) ticket.

Pramila Pujari

, an arts graduate, said, “I don’t have enough money to compete with wealthy candidates in the fray but I will have an impact in the election.” Despite financial constraints, her party has arranged a vehicle for campaigning.

The

Koraput seat

will go to polls on May 13.