TeresitaBunch at 13:56, 28 February 2025

2025-02-28T13:56:12Z

New page

{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2024}}

{{Infobox Indian politician
| office = Member of [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
| predecessor = Shiv Ratan Sharma
| term_start = 2023
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| profession = Politician
| constituency = [[Bhatapara Assembly constituency|Bhatapara]]
}}
'''Inder Kumar Sao''' (born 1967)<ref name=":0" /> is an Indian politician from [[Chhattisgarh]]. He is an MLA from [[Bhatapara Assembly constituency]] in [[Baloda Bazar district|Baloda Bazar District]]. He won the [[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]], representing the Indian National Congress.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhatapara Constituency Election Results 2023: Bhatapara Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/chhattisgarh/constituency-show/bhatapara |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chhattisgarh Election Results 2023: Full List Of Winners; Constituency-Wise Names Here |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/chhattisgarh-election-results-2023-full-list-of-winning-candidates-constituency-wise-list-2694376.html |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Zee News |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Kumar Sao is from [[Bhatapara]], Baloda Bazar District, Chhattisgarh. He is the son of Kaluram Sao. He completed his M.Sc. in 1991 at Government Science College, [[Raipur]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Indra Kumar Sao(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BHATAPARA(BALODABAZAR- BHATAPARA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Chhattisgarh2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=413 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
Kumar Sao won from Bhatapara Assembly constituency representing the [[Indian National Congress]] in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 94,066 votes and defeated his nearest rival and sitting MLA, Shivratan Sharma of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], by a margin of 11,316 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Bhatapara Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: INC's Indra Sao with 94066 defeats BJP's Shivratan Sharma |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/bhatapara-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470863-2023-12-03 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Bhatapara Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/bhatapara-election-result-2023-live-updates-and-highlights-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-8686754.html |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> In February 2024,he skipped the assembly session to stage a protest against the sale of illegal liquor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CG: अनिश्चितकालीन धरने पर बैठे विधायक इंद्र साव, अवैध शराब की बिक्री के खिलाफ की कार्रवाई की मांग |url=https://www.amarujala.com/chhattisgarh/mla-indra-sao-sitting-on-indefinite-strike-in-bhatapara-2024-02-05 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sao, Inder Kumar}}
[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Chhattisgarh MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:People from Baloda Bazar district]]

Inder Kumar Sao - Revision history

TeresitaBunch at 13:56, 28 February 2025