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| name = Bimla Kashyap Sood<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1942|02|26}}<br />
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| constituency = Himachal Pradesh<br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]-[[Rajya Sabha]]<br />
| term = 2010–2016<br />
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
| spouse = Late Shrawan Kashyap Sood<br />
| party = [[Bhartiya Janta Party]]<br />
| residence = 10/10, Old Butail Building, Middle Bazar, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh – 171001<br />
| alma_mater = Punjab University<br />
| profession = [[Social worker]], [[Politician]]<br />
| religion = <br />
| website = <br />
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'''Bimla Kashyap Sood''' (born 26 February 1942) is an Indian politician, Social worker and a [[Member of Parliament]] ([[Rajya Sabha]]) elected from [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]] being a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate.<ref name=RajyaSabha>{{cite web|title=WebPage of Smt. Bimla Kashyap Sood Member Of Parliament (RAJYA SABHA)|url=http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx|accessdate=21 March 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Kashyap Sood was born in Chail village in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. She is a graduate of Punjab University, Punjab in [[Bachelor of Arts]]. She married Shrawan Kashyap Sood on 11 June 1962. She has one son and two daughters.<ref name="RajyaSabha"/><br />
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==Career==<br />
In 1990s, Kashyap Sood was actively involved in literacy campaign in Himachal Pradesh through a Non-Government Organisation "Lotus Welfare Society". In 1999, she founded "Manavi", an N.G.O. aimed at family counselling and women's welfare. During 1998–2003, she held Councillor post in Municipal Corporation, Shimla, Director at "Himachal Pradesh State Co-operative Bank", "Himachal Pradesh State Handicrafts and Handloom Corporation Ltd." and director of "Mahila Vikas Nigam", Shimla.<ref name="RajyaSabha"/><br />
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She was elected to Rajya Sabha in April, 2010. She served as a member of Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Committee on water resources and Committee on transport, tourism and culture.<ref name="RajyaSabha"/><br />
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