Chhabila Netam
Chhabila Netam | |
|---|---|
| Member of the 11th Lok Sabha for Kanker | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Arvind Netam |
| Succeeded by | Sohan Potai |
| Majority | 24,420 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1948 Bhaismundi, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Chhabila Arvind Netam (born 22 May 1948) is an Indian National Congress politician and member of the 11th Lok Sabha from the Kanker reserved constituency.[1]
Early life[edit]
Chhabila was born on 22 May 1948 in Bhaismundi village of Bastar district and did her matriculation from a local government school.[2]
Career[edit]
During the 1996 Indian general election, the Indian National Congress (INC) party denied a ticket to Arvind Netam because his name surfaced in the Hawala scandal and instead made his wife Chhabila its official candidate.[3][4] She polled 219,191 votes and defeated Sohan Potai of Bharatiya Janata Party (194,771 votes) to become the Member of Parliament from Kanker seat reserved for scheduled tribes.[2][5] However the house was dissolved well within one and a half years and Netam did not contest the election held in 1998.[4][6] She stood in the 1999 Indian general election but lost to Potai by a difference of 88,191 votes.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Chhabila married Netam in May 1969 and together they have four children; two sons and two daughters.[2] One of their daughters, Preeti Netam contested the 2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Economic and Political Weekly. Vol. 31. Sameeksha Trust. 1996. p. 1690.
- ^ a b c "Biographical Sketch: Netam, Smt. Chhabila Arvind". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ Kumari, Abhilasha (1998). Crossing the Sacred Line: Women's Search for Political Power. Orient Blackswan. p. 53. ISBN 978-81-250-1435-5.
- ^ a b "Congress makes a desperate comeback attempt in Kanker". Rediff.com. 20 September 1999. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Statistical Report on the General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 235. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "12th Lok Sabha had the shortest life-span". Rediff.com. 26 April 1999. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Statistical Report on the General Elections, 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 155. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Two tribal women to fight it out for Kanker constituency". The Hindu. Press Trust of India. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2017.