Английская Википедия:Chhabila Netam

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Infobox officeholder 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

Chhabila was born on 22 May 1948 in Bhaismundi village of Bastar district and did her matriculation from a local government school.[2]

Career

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

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]

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