In the first session of the fifth Jharkhand Assembly held on Monday, 10 women representing different political parties took oath as the newly elected MLAs of the State.
The newly elected members include three each from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and four from the Congress.
The recently concluded Assembly Elections 2019 saw more than 100 female candidates from the major political parties in fray. After the 2014 elections, 11 women became MLA’s in the State Assembly.
The women MLA’s elected by the people of Jharkhand include:
Sita Murmu (Soren)
Age- 44
Constituency- Jama
Party- JMM
Qualification- 12th pass
Assets- Rs 4.2 Crore
Liabilities- Nil
Mamta Devi
Age- 34
Constituency- Ramgarh
Party- Congress
Qualification- Graduate
Assets- Rs 91 Lakh
Liabilities- Rs 9 Lakh
Political background- First time MLA
Amba Prasad
Age- 31
Constituency- Barkagaon
Party- Congress
Qualification- LLB
Assets- Rs 4.74 Lakh
Liabilities- Nil
Political background- First time MLA
Dr Neera Yadav
Age- 48
Constituency- Kodarma
Party- BJP
Qualification- Doctorate
Assets- Rs 3 Crore
Liabilities- Rs 53 Lakh
Political background- HRD Minister in previous government
Aparna Sengupta
Age- 50
Constituency- Nirsa
Party- BJP
Qualification- 10th pass
Assets- Rs 46 Lakh
Liabilities- Rs 4 Lakh
Purnima Niraj Singh
Age- 34
Constituency- Jharia
Party- Congress
Qualification- Post graduate
Assets- Rs 1 Crore
Liabilities- Nil
Political background- First Time MLA
Sabita Mahato
Age- 45
Constituency- Ichagarh
Party- JMM
Qualification- 8th pass
Assets- Rs 4 Crore
Liabilities- Rs 10 Lakh
Political background- First Time MLA
Joba Majhi
Age- 55
Constituency- Manoharpur
Party- JMM
Qualification- 10th pass
Assets- Rs 1 Crore
Liabilities- Rs 4 Lakh
Pushpa Devi
Age- 46
Constituency- Chhatarpur
Party- BJP
Qualification- Literate
Assets- Rs 58 Lakh
Liabilities- Rs 21 Lakh
Political background- First Time MLA
Deepika Pandey Singh
Age- 44
Constituency- Mahagama
Party- Congress
Qualification- Graduate professional
Assets- Rs 4 Crore
Liabilities- Rs 71 Lakh
Political background- First Time MLA
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