Geeta Koda is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and a Member of Parliament from Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency. Earlier she was associated with Jai Bharat Samanta Party.[1] On 26 February 2024 she left Indian National Congress and joined BJP on the same day.[2]

Geeta Koda
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
17 June 2019 – 04 June 2024
Preceded byLaxman Giluwa
Succeeded byJoba Majhi
ConstituencySinghbhum
Personal details
Born26 September 1983
Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India
Political partyJai Bharat Samanta Party(2009-2018) Indian National Congress (2018-2024) Bharatiya Janata Party(2024-)
SpouseMadhu Koda (m. 2004)

Political career

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Koda is a member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from the Jaganathpur constituency in West Singhbhum district.[3][4][5][6] She is an ethnic Ho,[5] a scheduled tribe. She is married to Madhu Koda, the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand.

In February 2017, Koda was appointed a member of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Steering Committee (India Region) by Sumitra Mahajan, Speaker of the Lok Sabha.[3]

She was defeated by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's politician Joba Majhi in 2024 Indian general election.[7]

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ News, India TV; Kumar, Raju (26 February 2024). "Geeta Koda, Congress party's lone Lok Sabha MP from Jharkhand, joins BJP | India News – India TV". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 26 February 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Congress's lone Jharkhand MP Geeta Koda quits party, joins BJP". India Today. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Geeta Koda becomes member of CWP steering committee". Hindustantimes.com. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Geeta Koda, the youngest MLA in Jharkhand assembly". Daily News and Analysis. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b Thaker, Jayesh (28 November 2014). "Poll Power Trips Geeta Koda means business". The Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Geeta Koda, the youngest MLA in Jharkhand assembly". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Singhbhum (ST) election results 2024 live updates: JMM's Joba Majhi wins against BJP's Geeta Kora with a margin of 168402 votes". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  8. ^ "दिल्‍ली में 'चैंपियन ऑफ चेंज अवार्ड- 2019' से सम्मानित हुईं सिंहभूम सांसद गीता कोड़ा Jamshedpur News". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi).
  9. ^ "मुख्यमंत्री हेमंत सोरेन को मिला 'चैम्पियन ऑफ चेंज' अवॉर्ड, गीता कोड़ा भी हुईं सम्मानित". News18 India. 20 January 2020.