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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1968)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ambica Singh Deo
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1968}}
| birth_place = [[Baikunthpur, Chhattisgarh|Baikunthpur]], [[Surguja district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] {{small|(present-day [[Koriya district]], [[Chhattisgarh]])}}
| office = [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Baikunthpur, Chhattisgarh Assembly constituency|Baikunthpur]]
| term_start = 11 December 2018
| term_end = 11 December 2023
| predecessor = [[Bhaiyalal Rajwade]]
| successor = [[Bhaiyalal Rajwade]]
| party = {{flagicon image|Indian National Congress Flag.svg}} [[Indian National Congress]]
| alma_mater = [[Sivanath Sastri College|Sivanath Shastri College, Kolkata]] (B.Com, 1988)
| profession = Social worker & consultant
| relations = [[Ramchandra Singh Deo]] (uncle)
| majority = 5339 (4.12%)
}}
'''Ambica Singh Deo''' (born 1968) is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the [[Baikunthpur, Chhattisgarh Assembly constituency|Baikunthpur]] constituency in Chhattisgarh. A member of the [[Indian National Congress]], she served one term from 2018 to 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=कौन हैं कांग्रेस विधायक अंबिका सिंहदेव जिन पर उनके पति ने लगाया है पिटाई करने का आरोप, जानिए उनके बारे में |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/chhattisgarh/raipur/know-congress-mla-ambika-singhdeo-whose-husband-has-accused-her-of-beating-him/photoshow/97604450.cms |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref>

== Early life and background ==
Ambica Singh Deo was born into the erstwhile royal family of [[Korea State|Koriya]]. She completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree from [[Sivanath Sastri College|Sivanath Shastri College]], Kolkata in 1988.

== Political career ==
She entered politics as a Congress candidate and was elected MLA in the [[2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]], defeating BJP's [[Bhaiyalal Rajwade]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-11 |title=Baikunthpur Assembly Election Result: CONG's AMBICA SINGH DEO is won by 5339 Votes |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/chhattisgarh-election/article/baikunthpur-assembly-constituency-election-2018-chhattisgarh-polls-bjp-bhaiya-lal-rajwade-congress/312478 |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=www.timesnownews.com |language=en}}</ref> During her tenure, she served as a parliamentary secretary and was active in assembly debates, although her attendance and question-asking record fell below the state average.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ambica Singh Deo |url=https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/ambica-singh-deo |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=PRS Legislative Research |language=en-US}}</ref> In the [[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly election]], Ambica Singh Deo lost her seat to Bhaiyalal Rajwade of the Bharatiya Janata Party. As of March 2025, she no longer holds public office.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-11 |title=Baikunthpur election 2018 results: Ambica Singh Deo of Congress leads Bhaiyalal Rajwade of BJP - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/baikunthpur-election-2018-results-ambica-singh-deo-of-congress-leads-bhaiyalal-rajwade-of-the-bjp-1662301.htm |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ambika Singh Deo(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BAIKUNTHPUR(KORIA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/chhattisgarh2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=1634 |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>

== Personal and family life ==
Ambica is the niece of [[Ramchandra Singh Deo]], the first Finance Minister of Chhattisgarh and a former cabinet minister in Madhya Pradesh. She married Amitavo Kumar Ghosh—an NRI based in England—in 1996; the couple has two sons.<ref>{{Cite web |title='अंबिका राजनीति चुनें या मुझे': कांग्रेस विधायक के पति बोले- मोहब्बत है, तभी जाने दे रहा हूं, जिद होती तो... |url=https://www.amarujala.com/chhattisgarh/chhattisgarh-congress-mla-husband-amithab-ghosh-on-her-wife-ambika-singh-deo-2023-02-05 |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bansalnews.com/ambika-singh-deo-controversy-mla-ambika-singhdevs-husbands-post-again-created-panic-said-wife-beats-pds/ |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=bansalnews.com}}</ref>

In February 2023, her husband posted on social media urging her to retire from politics, which garnered significant attention. He further alleged that she had physically assaulted him—claims she categorically denied as politically motivated and untrue.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-04 |title=Quit politics, return to family life: Chhattisgarh Congress MLA Ambica Singh Deo's hubby on Facebook |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/quit-politics-return-to-family-life-congress-mlas-hubby-on-facebook/articleshow/97590326.cms |access-date=2025-07-20 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Congress MLA से पति की अपील- राजनीति छोड़कर परिवार के साथ रहो, पत्नी ने NRI पति को कहा- ना |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/chhattisgarh/raipur/nri-husband-appeals-congress-mla-to-quit-politics-ambika-singhdeo-says-no/articleshow/97595383.cms |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Chhattisgarh MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]

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