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At a glance: Hina Bhat, BJP's lone Muslim woman face in Kashmir Valley

Dr Hina Bhat is a veteran dentist in Jammu and Kashmir. She is also BJP candidate for the J&K Assembly polls from Amira Kadal Assembly constituency. Apart from the fact that she is a new face

India TV News Desk Published : Nov 14, 2014 14:15 IST, Updated : Dec 16, 2014 11:02 IST

In the 16th Lok Sabha elections, Hina found herself impressed by what Narendra Modi had to say. She was further impressed when she saw him in action. It was the time she considered joining the party.

Hina felt that since the time BJP formed the government at the centre, they had done what they had said. She concluded that they wanted to handle Kashmir issue with democratic means and above all “Kashmiryat”.

Hence she volunteered to contribute to the party and eventually got a ticket from her father's constituency.

Earlier Hina quit her job as a dental surgeon at the SKIMS medical college a few years ago to do social work. Now she has entered politics.

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