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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Geeta Koda
| image =
| birth_date = 26 September 1983
| birth_place = Singhbhum, [[Jharkhand]], India
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency2 = [[Singhbhum (Lok Sabha constituency)|Singhbhum]]
| predecessor = [[Laxman Giluwa]]
| party = [[Jai Bharat Samanta Party]] (2009-2018) [[Indian National Congress]] (2018-2024) [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2024-)
| spouse = [[Madhu Koda]] (m. 2004)
| children =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| term_start = 17 June 2019
| term_end = 04 June 2024
| successor = [[Joba Majhi]]
}}

'''Geeta Koda''' ({{IPA|hi|giːt̪aː koːɽaː}}) is an [[Indian politician]] and a member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party ]] and a former [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency]]. Earlier she was associated with [[Jai Bharat Samanta Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=News |first=India TV |last2=Kumar |first2=Raju |date=2024-02-26 |title=Geeta Koda, Congress party's lone Lok Sabha MP from Jharkhand, joins BJP {{!}} India News – India TV |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/geeta-koda-mp-from-singhbhum-quit-congress-to-join-bjp-latest-updates-india-bloc-madhu-koda-wife-lok-sabha-election-2024-02-26-918672 |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref> On 26 February 2024 she left [[Indian National Congress]] and joined BJP on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congress's lone Jharkhand MP Geeta Koda quits party, joins BJP |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/congress-jharkhand-mp-geeta-koda-quits-joins-bjp-singhbhum-seat-2507227-2024-02-26 |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

==Political career==
Koda was a member of the [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Jaganathpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jaganathpur constituency]] in [[West Singhbhum district]].<ref name="hindustantimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/ranchi/geeta-koda-becomes-member-of-cwp-steering-committee/story-x2ngnSRBylVVLz9IwPd8ZP.html|title=Geeta Koda becomes member of CWP steering committee|date=20 February 2017|website=Hindustantimes.com|accessdate=20 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="DNAIndia">{{cite news|title=Geeta Koda, the youngest MLA in Jharkhand assembly|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-geeta-koda-the-youngest-mla-in-jharkhand-assembly-1328078|accessdate=11 November 2017|work=Daily News and Analysis|date=27 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="Thaker">{{cite news|last1=Thaker|first1=Jayesh|title=Poll Power Trips Geeta Koda means business|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1141128/jsp/jharkhand/story_19097253.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128004020/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141128/jsp/jharkhand/story_19097253.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 November 2014|accessdate=11 November 2017|work=The Telegraph India|date=28 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/news/geeta-koda-the-youngest-mla-in-jharkhand-assembly-news-features-jm1j7Lgfabhsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215212716/http://www.sify.com/news/geeta-koda-the-youngest-mla-in-jharkhand-assembly-news-features-jm1j7Lgfabhsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 February 2017|title=Geeta Koda, the youngest MLA in Jharkhand assembly|website=Sify.com|accessdate=20 November 2018}}</ref> She is an ethnic [[Ho people|Ho]],<ref name="Thaker" /> a [[scheduled tribe]]. She is married to [[Madhu Koda]], the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand.

In February 2017, Koda was appointed a member of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Steering Committee (India Region) by [[Sumitra Mahajan]], [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]].<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/>

She was defeated by [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's]] politician [[Joba Majhi]] in [[2024 Indian general election]]. In the [[2024 Jharkhand Assembly Election]] she was defeated by [[Indian National Congress| Indian National Congress's]] candidate [[Sona Ram Sinku]] from [[Jaganathpur Assembly constituency]] which she & her husband [[Madhu Kora]] have represented from 2000-2019.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-04 |title=Singhbhum (ST) election results 2024 live updates: JMM's Joba Majhi wins against BJP's Geeta Kora with a margin of 168402 votes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/singhbhum-st-election-results-2024-jharkhand-singhbhum-st-lok-sabha-elections-poll-result-updates-geeta-kora-bjp-joba-majhi-jmm/articleshow/110673812.cms |access-date=2024-06-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name="Jharkhand Assembly results: Women kin of top politicians fare badly; two ex-CMs’ wives lose">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Jharkhand Assembly results: Women kin of top politicians fare badly; two ex-CMs’ wives lose |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/jharkhand-assembly/jharkhand-assembly-results-women-kin-of-top-politicians-fare-badly-two-ex-cms-wives-lose/article68902277.ece |access-date=23 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123150051/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/jharkhand-assembly/jharkhand-assembly-results-women-kin-of-top-politicians-fare-badly-two-ex-cms-wives-lose/article68902277.ece |archive-date=23 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Awards and honors ==
*[[Champions of Change (award)|Champions of Change Award]] in 2019, for her work in Social Welfare (Aspirational Districts). The award was conferred by Shri [[Pranab Mukherjee]] at [[Vigyan Bhavan|Vigyan Bhavan New Delhi]] on 20 January 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=दिल्‍ली में 'चैंपियन ऑफ चेंज अवार्ड- 2019' से सम्मानित हुईं सिंहभूम सांसद गीता कोड़ा Jamshedpur News |url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/jamshedpur-singhbhum-mp-geeta-koda-honored-with-champion-of-change-award-2019-in-delhi-19954041.html |work=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=मुख्यमंत्री हेमंत सोरेन को मिला 'चैम्पियन ऑफ चेंज' अवॉर्ड, गीता कोड़ा भी हुईं सम्मानित |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/jharkhand/ranchi-cm-hemant-soren-gets-champion-of-change-award-geeta-koda-also-honored-jhnj-2787847.html |work=News18 India |date=20 January 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:People from West Singhbhum district]]
[[Category:India MPs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Jharkhand MLAs 2009–2014]]
[[Category:Jharkhand MLAs 2014–2019]]
[[Category:Women members of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Women members of the Lok Sabha]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jharkhand]]

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