Joba Majhi | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Geeta Koda |
| Constituency | Singhbhum |
| Minister of Women and Child Development Government of Jharkhand | |
| In office 29 December 2019 – 2 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Marandi |
| Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Gurucharan Nayak |
| Constituency | Manoharpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1960 Chakradharpur, West Singhbhum |
| Political party | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (UGDP symbol) |
| Spouse | Late Devendra Majhi |
| Occupation | Agriculture, Gardening & Social Worker |
Joba Majhi is an Indian politician. She was elected to the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Manoharpur in 2014 as a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. She is a 5-time MLA and was the Minister of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development and Tourism from 2019 to 2024 in the Hemant Soren government. She was the wife of now Late Devendra Majhi, a leader of Singhbhum's Jungle Andolan in the Saranda, Porahat and Kolhan forest areas.[1][2]
She was a independent before joining JMM and has been a minister in the Babulal Marandi cabinet, in the First Arjun Munda cabinet, in the Shibu Soren cabinet and also in the Rabri Devi cabinet before the formation of Jharkhand.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ Joba Majhi - Down To Earth
- ^ https://www.telegraphindia.com/elections/lok-sabha-election-2024/jmm-to-field-four-term-mla-and-former-cabinet-minister-joba-majhi-from-singhbhum-parliamentary-constituency/cid/2012541
- ^ BJP paying the price for `dithering'
- ^ My Neta
- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/singhbhum-two-tribal-women-faces-set-to-clash-101712938592295.html
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