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Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

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Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh
Member of Parliament
In office
19 October 2014 – 24 May 2019
Preceded byHemendra Chandra Singh
Succeeded byAchyutananda Samanta
ConstituencyKandhamal
Personal details
Born( 1971-11-29)29 November 1971
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseHemendra Chandra Singh
ResidenceOdisha
ProfessionPolitician, Social Worker
CommitteesStanding Committee M/O Defense

Consultative Committee M/O Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Member Coffee Board

Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh, popularly known as "Rani Maa Nayagarh" is an Indian politician from Odisha.

Early life

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Singh is from Nayagarh in Odisha state, India. She married former MP Hemendra Chandra Singh.[1]

Career

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Singh is the BJP Odisha State Vice President. She was a Member of Parliament elected for the 16th Lok Sabha by-election representing BJD. She resigned from BJD and joined BJP on 23 March 2019. She lost the Nayagarh Assembly constituency seat in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election by a narrow margin of 439 votes to five time MLA Arun Kumar Sahoo of BJD.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "BJD candidate Pratyusha Rajeswari wins Odisha Lok Sabha bypoll". The Economic Times. 19 October 2014. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Nayagarh Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Aruna Kumar Sahoo , BJD Election Results LIVE: Latest Updates On Aruna Kumar Sahoo , Lok Sabha Constituency Seat - NDTV.com". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 7 June 2024.