Sahodrabai Rai

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Sahodrabai Rai
Member of Parliament
In office
1957–1962
Preceded by
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
1980–1981
Preceded byNarmada Prasad Rai
Succeeded byNandlal Choudhary
ConstituencySagar
Personal details
Born(1919-04-30)30 April 1919
Botarai Village, Patharia, Damoh District, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died26 March 1981(1981-03-26) (aged 61)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Parent(s)
  • Niren Singh (father)
OccupationPolitician

Sahodrabai Devi Rai (30 April 1919 – 26 March 1981) was an Indian politician who was a member of the Indian National Congress and served four terms as an MP.

Life and 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 the British, in 1945. She was also arrested with Indira Gandhi in 1979 and imprisoned for a day.[2][3]

She died in March 1981 at the age of 61.[4][5]

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.
  4. ^ Story of Goa Virangana Sahodra Bai
  5. ^ Parliamentary Committee: Summary of Work, Vol. 7 (1981), pg. 7


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