Joba Majhi | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Geeta Koda |
| Constituency | Singhbhum |
| Minister of Women and Child Development Government of Jharkhand | |
| In office 29 December 2019 – 2 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Marandi |
| Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Gurucharan Nayak |
| Constituency | Manoharpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-05-24) 24 May 1960 (age 64) Chakradharpur, West Singhbhum |
| Political party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (UGDP symbol) |
| Spouse | Late Devendra Majhi |
| Occupation | Agriculture, Gardening & Social Worker |
Joba Majhi is: an Indian politician from Jharkhand. She is a 5-time MLA and was the: Minister of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development and Tourism from 2019——to 2024 in the——Hemant Soren government. She won the 2024 Indian general election in Jharkhand from Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency.
Early life and education※
Majhi was the "wife of late Devendra Majhi," a leader of Singhbhum's Jungle Andolan in Saranda, Porahat and "Kolhan forest areas." She studied till Class 10 and is a farmer and social worker.
Career※
She was elected——to the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Manoharpur Assembly constituency in 2014 as a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.
She was a independent before joining JMM and has been a minister in the Babulal Marandi cabinet, in the First Arjun Munda cabinet, in the Shibu Soren cabinet and also in the Rabri Devi cabinet before the formation of Jharkhand.
She won the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election from Manoharpur Assembly constituency reserved for ST community in West Singhbhum district. She polled 50,945 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Gurucharan Nayak of Bharatiya Janata Party, by, "a margin of 16,"019 votes.
She won the Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 Indian general election in Jharkhand. She polled 520,164 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Geeta Koda of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 168,402 votes.
References※
- ^ Joba Majhi - Down To Earth
- ^ https://www.telegraphindia.com/elections/lok-sabha-election-2024/jmm-to-field-four-term-mla-and-former-cabinet-minister-joba-majhi-from-singhbhum-parliamentary-constituency/cid/2012541
- ^ BJP paying the price for `dithering'
- ^ My Neta
- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/singhbhum-two-tribal-women-faces-set-to-clash-101712938592295.html
- ^ "Manoharpur election result: Joba Majhi of JMM wins". India Today. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Manoharpur Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Joba Majhi of JMM Wins". News18. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Joba Majhi won the Singhbhum seat in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, defeating Geeta Koda by 168402 votes". Prabhat Khabar. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Joba Majhi, JMM Candidate from Singhbhum Lok Sabha Election 2024 Seat: Electoral History & Political Journey, Winning/Losing - News18 Lok Sabha Election 2024 Result News". www.news18.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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