Sarita Rai
Sarita Rai | |
|---|---|
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Constituency | Kalimpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Gorkha Janmukti Morcha |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sarita Rai (born 1959)[1] is an Indian politician from West Bengal, India. She was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly representing Gorkha Janmukti Morcha from Kalimpong Assembly constituency from 2016 to 2021.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Rai is from Kalimpong, West Bengal. She is a teacher of Nepali language at St George's School, Pedong.[3] She married late Uday Prakash Rai. She completed her MA in history at University of North Bengal in 1999. Earlier, she did her BEd, also at University of North Bengal University, in 1980.
Career
[edit]Rai won the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election from the Kalimpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) representing the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha. She polled 67,693 votes and defeated her nearest rival and sitting MLA Harka Bahadur Chettri, an independent candidate, by a margin of 11,431 votes.[4][5][6]
Political party
[edit]Sarita Rai is from Gorkha Janmukti Morcha.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sarita Rai(Gorkha Janmukti Morcha):Constituency- KALIMPONG(DARJEELING) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ Live, A. B. P. "Kalimpong Election Results 2021 LIVE, Vote Counting, Leading, Trailing , Winners West bengal Kalimpong Constituency Election News LIVE". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "GJM fields colleague against Harka in Kalimpong". The Times of India. 19 March 2016. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Kalimpong Election Result 2021 LIVE: How to check Kalimpong assembly (Vidhan Sabha) election winners, losers, vote margin, news updates - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Kalimpong Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Kalimpong profile: Trinamool Congress faces powerful BJP-GNLF alliance". Firstpost. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Sarita Rai, GJM's Kalimpong MLA". indiangorkhas.in.
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