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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name =Sushila Kerketta<br />
| image = <br />
| caption =Sushila Kerketta<br />
| birth_date =27 April 1939<br />
| birth_place =[[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]]<br />
| residence =[[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]]<br />
| death_date =19 October 2009<br />
| death_place =[[Khunti]], [[Jharkhand]]<br />
| office =[[Member of Parliament|MP]]<br />
| constituency =[[Khunti (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khunti]]<br />
| term =2004–2009<br />
| predecessor =[[Kariya Munda]]<br />
| successor =[[Kariya Munda]]<br />
| party =[[Indian National Congress]] <br />
| religion = <br />
| spouse = Nottrott Kerketta<br />
| children = 3 sons and 2 daughters <br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
| date = 25 September |<br />
| year = 2006 |<br />
| source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4071<br />
}}<br />
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'''Sushila Kerketta''' (27 April 1939 – 19 October 2009) was a member of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha from 1985 to 2000 and also in Lok sabha from [[Khunti (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khunti]].<br />
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She held several important portfolios in the Bihar government. She was minister of state for irrigation (independent charge) from 1985 to 1988.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4071&lastls=14|title=Members : Lok Sabha|website=164.100.47.194|access-date=2017-07-29}}</ref> She was promoted to cabinet rank in 1989 and headed mines and geology and the food and civil supplies departments.<br />
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She represented the [[Khunti (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khunti]] constituency of [[Jharkhand]] and was a member of the [[Indian National Congress]]. She was also a lecturer in the Birsa College, Khunti and later went on to become its principal.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1091020/jsp/jharkhand/story_11634415.jsp|title=The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) {{!}} Jharkhand {{!}} Sushila Kerketta passes away|website=www.telegraphindia.com|access-date=2017-07-29}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
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Sushila Kerketta was born on 27 April 1939 in [[Ranchi]], [[Bihar]] to Prabhudayal Marki and Maini Marki. She did a bachelor in education and a masters in philosophy from [[St. Xavier's College, Ranchi]].<br />
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Later she was married to Shri Nottrot Kerketta in 28 Dec 1970 and had three sons and two daughters named Roshan, Praween, Naveen, Sandhya and Asha.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Personal interests ==<br />
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Kerketta was a social worked and teacher who regularly visited local villages and promoted such enterprises as local hand looms. Her sports interests included archery, football and hockey. She led the [[Jharkhand Women Hockey Association]], Mahila Hockey Association, Chotanagpur, and the [[Bihar Women Hockey Association]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Positions held ==<br />
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* 1985–2000 Member, [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] (three terms)<br />
* 1985–88 Minister of State, (Independent Charge), Irrigation, [[Government of Bihar]]<br />
* 1988–89 Cabinet Minister, Rural Development, Food and Civil Supply, [[Government of Bihar]]<br />
* 1989–90 Cabinet Minister, Mines and Geology, [[Government of Bihar]]<br />
* 1990–95 Co-ordinator, Public Accounts Committee, [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]; Co-ordinator, Nivadan Committee, Bihar Legislative Assembly<br />
* 1990–2000|Deputy Leader, Congress Party, [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]; Chairman, Child & Woman Development Committee (two terms)<br />
* 2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha; Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women; Member, Committee on Labour<br />
* 16 August 2006 Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women<br />
* 5 August 2007 Member, Standing Committee on Labour<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
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She married Nottrott Kerketta on 28 December 1970 and later had three sons and two daughters. Nottrot preceded her in death.<br />
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Kerketta died in Ranchi on 19 December 2009 following a heart attack. She was 70 and is survived by three sons and a daughter.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Kerketta had been staying with her eldest son Roshan Kumar Surin and had not been keeping well for the last few weeks. She suffered a heart attack at noon and was rushed to the nearby Raj Hospital by her family, where efforts to save her failed.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Jharkhand]]<br />
[[Category:People from Khunti district]]<br />
[[Category:14th Lok Sabha members]]<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Jharkhand]]<br />
[[Category:Women in Jharkhand politics]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian women politicians]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian politicians]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]<br />
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