Jharna Das

Jharna Das Baidya
ঝর্ণা দাস বৈদ্য
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 2010 – 2 April 2022
Preceded byMatilal Sarkar
Succeeded byManik Saha
ConstituencyTripura
Personal details
Born (1962-10-01) 1 October 1962 (age 62)
Mirza, Udaipur, Tripura
Political partyCPI(M)
SpouseKaushik Baidya
Residence(s)Agartala, Tripura
As of 21 November, 2010
Source: [1]

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]

  1. ^ a b "CPI(M) Wins Tripura RS Seat Unopposed". Archived from the original on 12 August 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  2. ^ "CPI(M) Nominee for Tripura RS Seat". Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  3. ^ "CPI-M's Jharna Das Baidya re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Tripura". Business Standard. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ "CPI(M) fields Jharna Das Baidya as candidate for Rajya Sabha poll". The Economic Times. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2020.