Jharna Das Explained

Jharna Das Baidya
ঝর্ণা দাস বৈদ্য
Birth Date:1 October 1962
Birth Place:Mirza, Udaipur, Tripura
Residence:Agartala, Tripura
Constituency:Tripura
Office:Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Term Start:3 April 2010
Predecessor:Matilal Sarkar
Successor:Manik Saha
Term End:2 April 2022
Spouse:Kaushik Baidya
Date:21 November
Year:2010
Source:https://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2141

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CPI(M) Wins Tripura RS Seat Unopposed . 19 June 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120812031656/http://pd.cpim.org/2010/0328_pd/03282010_4.html . 12 August 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: CPI(M) Nominee for Tripura RS Seat . 19 June 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120808130438/http://pd.cpim.org/2010/0321_pd/03212010_12.html . 8 August 2012 . dead .
  3. Web site: CPI-M's Jharna Das Baidya re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Tripura . Business Standard . 21 March 2016 . 11 January 2021.
  4. Web site: CPI(M) fields Jharna Das Baidya as candidate for Rajya Sabha poll . . 7 March 2016 . 26 December 2020.