Sahodrabai Devi Rai (30 April 1919 – 26 March 1981) was an Indian politician who was a member of the Indian National Congress and served four terms as an MP.

Life and career

She won the 1957 general election of India from Sagar Lok Sabha constituency. Rai was also elected in

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and 1980 general elections of India, also from the Sagar Lok Sabha constituency. She was a member of the

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and 7th Lok Sabhas of India. She was member of

3rd Lok Sabha List of Members of the 3rd Lok Sabha, (2 April 1962 – 3 March 1967) elected February–March 1962. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. The election was held for 494 seats out of which Indian nati ...

from Damoh Rai worked for Hindu–Muslim unity in Noakhali and participated in ''

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'' (loosely translated as "insistence on truth") against the British, in 1945. She was also arrested with

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in 1979 and imprisoned for a day. She died in March 1981 at the age of 61.Parliamentary Committee: Summary of Work, Vol. 7 (1981), pg. 7
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1919 births 1981 deaths 20th-century Indian politicians 20th-century Indian women politicians India MPs 1957–1962 India MPs 1962–1967 India MPs 1971–1977 India MPs 1980–1984 Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh People from Damoh district People from Sagar district Women in Madhya Pradesh politics Women members of the Lok Sabha {{MadhyaPradesh-INC-politician-stub

Life and career

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