Sandhya Ray

Sandhya Ray
Ray in 2020
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byBhagirath Prasad
ConstituencyBhind
Member of Legislative Assembly, Madhya Pradesh
In office
2003–2008
Succeeded byShiv Mangal Singh Tomar
ConstituencyDimani
Personal details
Born (1974-01-04) 4 January 1974 (age 51)
Kamra, Madhya Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Suman Ray
​
(m. 1984)​
Children3
EducationM.A, LL.B
Alma materJiwaji University; Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal and Government State Level Law College, Bhopal
(M.A., LL.B)
ProfessionAdvocate, agriculturalist

Sandhya Ray (born 4 January 1974; Hindi pronunciation: [sən̪d̪ʱjaː ɾaːj]) is an Indian politician. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Bhind, Madhya Pradesh in the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3][4]

In 2024, Lok Sabha Election Sandhya Ray defeated INC's Phool Singh Baraiya by a margin of 64840 votes.[5][6]

Personal life

Ray was born to father Sabharam Tainguriya and mother Ram Katori Bai Tainguriya on 4 January 1974 in Kamra, Morena in Madhya Pradesh. She did her Master of Arts and Bachelor of Law from Jiwaji University, Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal and Government State Level Law College, Bhopal. She married Suman Ray on 16 April 1974, with whom she has two sons and a daughter. Ray is an advocate and agriculturalist by profession.[1][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Bhind Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Sandhya Ray of BJP Wins". News 18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Bhind Election Results 2019". Times Now. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. ^ "17th Lok Sabha 2019: 46 First-Time women MPs among record 78 women MPs in new Lok Sabha". Gorky Bakshi. Jagran Josh. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Bhind". Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Bhind Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2024". Bru Times News.
  7. ^ Feminism in India (1 September 2020). "How Sandhya Ray Became The First Female MP From Bhind in Madhya Pradesh". Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.


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