Joba Majhi Explained

Joba Majhi
Birth Date:24 May 1960
Birth Place:Chakradharpur, West Singhbhum
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Constituency:Singhbhum
Predecessor:Geeta Koda
Term Start:4 June 2024
Office2:Minister of Women and Child Development Government of Jharkhand
Term Start2:29 December 2019
Term End2:2 February 2024
Predecessor2:Louis Marandi
Office3:Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Term Start3:2014
Term End3:June 2024
Predecessor3:Gurucharan Nayak
Successor3:Incumbent
Constituency3:Manoharpur
Party:Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Otherparty:Independent (UGDP symbol)
Spouse:Late Devendra Majhi
Occupation:Agriculture, Gardening & Social Worker

Joba Majhi is an Indian politician from Jharkhand. She is a 5-time MLA and was the Minister of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development and Tourism from 2019 to 2024 in the Hemant Soren government. She won the 2024 Indian general election in Jharkhand from Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency.

Early life and education

Majhi was the wife of late Devendra Majhi, a leader of Singhbhum's Jungle Andolan in Saranda, Porahat and Kolhan forest areas.[1] [2] She studied till Class 10 and is a farmer and social worker.

Career

She was elected to the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Manoharpur Assembly constituency in 2014 as a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.

She was a independent before joining JMM and has been a minister in the Babulal Marandi cabinet, in the First Arjun Munda cabinet, in the Shibu Soren cabinet and also in the Rabri Devi cabinet before the formation of Jharkhand.[3] [4] [5]

She won the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election from Manoharpur Assembly constituency reserved for ST community in West Singhbhum district.[6] She polled 50,945 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Gurucharan Nayak of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 16,019 votes.[7]

She won the Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 Indian general election in Jharkhand. She polled 520,164 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Geeta Koda of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 168,402 votes.[8] [9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joba Majhi - Down To Earth . 24 June 2019 . 28 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028172442/https://www.downtoearth.org.in/indepth/joba-majhi-13222 . dead .
  2. https://www.telegraphindia.com/elections/lok-sabha-election-2024/jmm-to-field-four-term-mla-and-former-cabinet-minister-joba-majhi-from-singhbhum-parliamentary-constituency/cid/2012541
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20040903124931/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2003/03/18/stories/2003031805281100.htm BJP paying the price for `dithering'
  4. http://myneta.info/jharkhand2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=251 My Neta
  5. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/singhbhum-two-tribal-women-faces-set-to-clash-101712938592295.html
  6. Web site: 2019-12-23 . Manoharpur election result: Joba Majhi of JMM wins . 2024-07-01 . India Today . en.
  7. Web site: 2019-12-23 . Manoharpur Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Joba Majhi of JMM Wins . 2024-07-01 . News18 . en.
  8. News: Joba Majhi won the Singhbhum seat in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, defeating Geeta Koda by 168402 votes . 1 July 2024 . Prabhat Khabar.
  9. News: 2024-06-04 . Singhbhum (ST) election results 2024 live updates: JMM's Joba Majhi wins against BJP's Geeta Kora with a margin of 168402 votes . 2024-07-01 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  10. Web site: Joba Majhi, JMM Candidate from Singhbhum Lok Sabha Election 2024 Seat: Electoral History & Political Journey, Winning or Losing - News18 Lok Sabha Election 2024 Result News . 2024-07-01 . www.news18.com . en.