Template:Infobox Indian politician 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 is her second term in the Rajya Sabha.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CPI(M) Wins Tripura RS Seat Unopposed. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ↑ CPI(M) Nominee for Tripura RS Seat. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ↑ CPI-M's Jharna Das Baidya re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Tripura(21 March 2016).
- ↑ CPI(M) fields Jharna Das Baidya as candidate for Rajya Sabha poll. The Economic Times(7 March 2016).
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