Geeta Koda
Geeta Koda | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 17 June 2019 – 04 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Laxman Giluwa |
| Succeeded by | Joba Majhi |
| Constituency | Singhbhum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1983 Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India |
| Political party | Jai Bharat Samanta Party(2009-2018) Indian National Congress (2018-2024) Bharatiya Janata Party(2024-) |
| Spouse | Madhu Koda (m. 2004) |
Geeta Koda is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and a Member of Parliament from Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency. Earlier she was associated with Jai Bharat Samanta Party.[1] On 26 February 2024 she left Indian National Congress and joined BJP on the same day.[2]
Political career
Koda is a member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from the Jaganathpur constituency in West Singhbhum district.[3][4][5][6] She is an ethnic Ho,[5] a scheduled tribe. She is married to Madhu Koda, the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
In February 2017, Koda was appointed a member of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Steering Committee (India Region) by Sumitra Mahajan, Speaker of the Lok Sabha.[3]
She was defeated by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's politician Joba Majhi in 2024 Indian general election.[7]
Awards and honors
- Champions of Change Award in 2019, for her work in Social Welfare (Aspirational Districts). The award was conferred by Shri Pranab Mukherjee at Vigyan Bhavan New Delhi on 20 January 2020.[8][9]
References
- ^ News, India TV; Kumar, Raju (26 February 2024). "Geeta Koda, Congress party's lone Lok Sabha MP from Jharkhand, joins BJP | India News – India TV". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Congress's lone Jharkhand MP Geeta Koda quits party, joins BJP". India Today. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Geeta Koda becomes member of CWP steering committee". Hindustantimes.com. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Geeta Koda, the youngest MLA in Jharkhand assembly". Daily News and Analysis. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ a b Thaker, Jayesh (28 November 2014). "Poll Power Trips Geeta Koda means business". The Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Geeta Koda, the youngest MLA in Jharkhand assembly". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Singhbhum (ST) election results 2024 live updates: JMM's Joba Majhi wins against BJP's Geeta Kora with a margin of 168402 votes". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "दिल्ली में 'चैंपियन ऑफ चेंज अवार्ड- 2019' से सम्मानित हुईं सिंहभूम सांसद गीता कोड़ा Jamshedpur News". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi).
- ^ "मुख्यमंत्री हेमंत सोरेन को मिला 'चैम्पियन ऑफ चेंज' अवॉर्ड, गीता कोड़ा भी हुईं सम्मानित". News18 India. 20 January 2020.
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