Madhu Koda | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Bagun Sumbrai |
| Succeeded by | Laxman Giluwa |
| Constituency | Singhbhum |
| 4th Chief Minister of Jharkhand | |
| In office 14 September 2006 – 23 August 2008 | |
| Governor | Syed Sibtey Razi |
| Deputy | Sudhir Mahato |
| Preceded by | Arjun Munda |
| Succeeded by | Shibu Soren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1971 Gua, Jharkhand, India |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janta Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Residence(s) | Jagannathpur, Jharkhand |
Madhu Koda (born 6 January 1971) is an Indian politician who had served as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2006 to 2008 (UPA alliance). He was sworn in as the fifth Chief Minister of Jharkhand on 18 September 2006, and remained in office until he resigned on 27 August 2008.
Koda is the third independent legislator to assume the office of chief minister of an Indian state, including Bishwanath Das in Orissa in 1971 and Flinder Anderson Khonglam in Meghalaya in 2002.
His wife Geeta Koda, MP from West Singhbhum district is among the six MLAs representing smaller regional parties led by Hemant Soren formed on 13 July 2013.[1] In December 2017, he was convicted by a court of law and sentenced to three-years in jail and fined ₹25 lakh (US$30,000).[2]
- ^ "Rural electrification case: Court grants bail to Madhu Koda". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 July 2013.
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