Purnima Sahu

Purnima Sahu Das
Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2024
ConstituencyJamshedpur East
Personal details
BornPurnima Sahu
1994 (1994)
Chhattisgarh, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseLalit Kumar Das
RelativesRaghubar Das (father-in-law)
EducationGraduate, Post-Graduate Diploma
Alma materGurukul Mahila Mahabidyalaya, Raipur
OccupationPolitician

Purnima Sahu Das (born 1994) is an Indian politician from Jharkhand. She is a member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Jamshedpur East Assembly constituency in East Singhbhum district. She won the 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life and education

Sahu was born in Chhattisgarh and is the daughter in law of Raghubar Das, former chief minister of Jharkhand. She married Lalit Kumar Das, the son of Raghubar Das. She is a graduate, and she also did a post-graduate diploma in 2017 at Gurukul Mahila Mahabidyalaya, Raipur.

Career

Sahu was elected in her debut election in the Jamshedpur East Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election. She polled 1,07,191 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Ajoy Kumar of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 42,871 votes.

References

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  2. ↑ "Jamshedpur East election results 2024: BJP's Purnima Sahu wins against Congress's Ajoy Kumar". The Times of India. 23 November 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Jamshedpur East, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Purnima Sahu wins Jamshedpur East with 107191 votes". India Today. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
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  6. ↑ "Jharkhand Election Winners List 2024: Here is the full list victorious candidates in the state". The Economic Times. 23 November 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 25 November 2024.