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Sahodrabai Rai

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Sahodrabai Rai
Member of Parliament
In office
1957–1962
Preceded bySodia Khubchand Daryao Singh
Succeeded byJawala Prasad Jyotishi
ConstituencySagar
Member of Parliament
In office
1971–1977
Preceded byRamsingh Ayarwal
Succeeded byNarmada Prasad Rai
ConstituencySagar
Member of Parliament
In office
1980–1984
Preceded byNarmada Prasad Rai
Succeeded byNandlal Choudhary
ConstituencySagar
Personal details
Born1919 (1919)
Botarai Village, Patharia, Damoh District, Madhya Pradesh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Parent
  • Niren Singh (father)
OccupationPolitician

Sahodrabai Devi Rai (born 1919 Gotherai Village, Patharia Police Station, Damoh district ) is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress party.

Career

She won the 1957 general election of India from Sagar Lok Sabha constituency. Rai was also elected in 1971 and 1980 general elections of India, also from the Sagar Lok Sabha constituency. She was a member of the 2nd, 5th and 7th Lok Sabhas of India. She was member of 3rd Lok Sabha from Damoh[1]

Rai worked for Hindu–Muslim unity in Noakhali and participated in satyagraha (loosely translated as "insistence on truth") against [clarification needed] in 1945. She was also arrested with Indira Gandhi in 1979 and imprisoned for a day.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "7th Lok Sabha - Members Bioprofile - RAI, SHRIMATI SAHODRABAI". Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Sahodrabai Rai vs. Ram Sigh Aharwar". the-laws.com. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". 101.27. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.


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