Fajila will stand as a councillor in the Bastwell and Daisyfield ward of Blackburn on May 5, where nearly 84 per cent of people are of Muslim faith.
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Mother-of-four bids to become first Tory councillor to wear a niqab: Muslim woman standing for election in Blackburn wants to 'bring…
Fajila Patel, 36, is hoping to join her husband Tiger Patel, who dubbed himself the 'Bojo of Blackburn' as he won a unlikely victory last year, as a councillor for Blackburn Borough Council in May's elections.