Frida Topno (20 September 1925 – 6 February 2018) was an Indian politician from
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
.
She was elected as member of
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...
from
Sundergarh in Odisha in 10th Lok Sabha in 1991 and 11th Lok Sabha in 1996 as Indian National Congress Party candidate. She died on 6 February 2018 at the age of 92.
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She was elected to Upper House of India Parliament - the
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...
for the term 1998–2002 from Odisha.
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1925 births
2018 deaths
Munda people
Rajya Sabha members from Odisha
India MPs 1991–1996
India MPs 1996–1997
Lok Sabha members from Odisha
Women in Odisha politics
People from Sundergarh district
20th-century Indian women politicians
20th-century Indian politicians
Women members of the Lok Sabha
Women members of the Rajya Sabha
Indian National Congress politicians from Odisha
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