Sukhda Misra (born 15 October 1941) is a political and social worker and a member of parliament elected from the

Etawah Etawah (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''Iṭāvā''), also known as Ishtikapuri, is a city situated on the banks of Yamuna River in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Etawa ...

constituency in the Indian state of

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in 1998 as a

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candidate. In 2009 general elections she contested from

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ticket, but she lost with margin of 1,66,614 against Shriprakash Jaiswal.

Education & Career

Sukhda completed her B.A in Chandigarh. She was elected as a Member of the

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during 1974-77 and 1980–91. She was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998 and during 1998–99, she served as *Member on the Committee on Energy and its Sub-Committee-I on Power *Member on Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women and its Sub-Committee on Education and Health Programmes for Women *Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation *Special Invitee, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport

References

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