Jharna Das
| Jharna Das Baidya | |
|---|---|
| MP of Rajya Sabha for Tripura | |
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Assumed office 3rd April 2016 | |
| Preceded by | herself |
| Constituency | Tripura |
| MP of (Rajya Sabha) for Tripura | |
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In office 3rd April, 2010 – 2nd April, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Matilal Sarkar |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 October 1962 Mirza, Udaipur, Tripura |
| Political party | CPI(M) |
| Spouse(s) | Kaushik Baidya |
| Residence | Agartala, Tripura |
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As of 21 November, 2010 Source: | |
Jharna Das is an Indian politician from the Communist Party of India (Marxist). She is a Member of the Parliament of India, representing Tripura in the Rajya Sabha. She was elected unopposed in March 2010.[1] Das is a member of the Tripura State Committee of the CPI(M). Before being elected to parliament, she served as the chairperson of the State Social Welfare Board.[2] Das is the first Dalit to be elected to the Rajya Sabha from Tripura, and the second woman representing the state in the Rajya Sabha.[1]
On 21 March 2016, Jharna Das Baidya won the biennial Rajya Sabha elections from Tripura by receiving 49 votes, defeating Congress candidate Jyotirmoy Nath, who secured only 10 votes.[3] This will be her second term in the Rajya Sabha.
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