Rita Sahu

Rita Sahu
Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Minister[1]
Incumbent
Assumed office
2022 June 5
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
28 February 2018 – 24 May 2019
Preceded bySubal Sahu
Succeeded byNaveen Patnaik
Constituencybijepur
In office
24 October 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byNaveen Patnaik
Succeeded bySanat Kumar Gartia
Personal details
Born (1971-06-19) 19 June 1971 (age 53) [2]
NationalityIndian
Political partyBiju Janata Dal

Rita Sahu (born 19 June 1971) is an Indian politician belonging to Biju Janata Dal. She was elected as a member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Bijepur on 24 October 2019.[3][4][5] Her husband was elected three times from Bijepur. Though her husband was an Indian National Congress politician, she is a Biju Janata Dal politician. After his death Sahu was elected as MLA of Bijepur on 28 February 2018 and served till 24 May 2019.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Portfolios of newly-inducted ministers in Odisha". 5 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. ^ Rita Sahu (2019). "Odisha Assembly". odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Bijepur bypoll result: BJD's Rita Sahu registers landslide victory with record margin". India Today. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. ^ "BJD's Rita Sahu secures impressive victory in Bijepur bypoll". The Hindu. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Odisha bypoll results: BJD's Rita Sahu wins Bijepur seat with record margin". Business Standard. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  6. ^ "BJD's Rita Sahu Wins Bijepur In Odisha Assembly Bypoll". NDTV. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  7. ^ "BJD's Rita Sahu wins Bijepur Assembly bypoll in Odisha by 41,933 votes". Business Standard. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Bijepur byelection results 2018: BJD candidate Ritu Sahu sweeps Odisha bypolls, decimates BJP and Congress". Zee News. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2019.