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{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| name = Sushila Tiriya
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|2|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kaluakhaman, [[Mayurbhanj district]], [[Odisha]]
| residence =Kaluakhaman, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha
| death_date =
| death_place =
| constituency = [[Odisha]]
| office = Member: [[Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start =
| predecessor =
| successor =
| party = [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
| religion =
| spouse =
| children =
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 22 November |
| year = 2010 |
| source = http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=584
}}
'''Sushila Tiriya''', is a social worker and a politician from the [[Indian National Congress]] party, who was a Member of the [[Parliament of India]] representing [[Odisha]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]](on year 1986 and again on year 2006) the upper house of the [[Indian Parliament]]. She was elected in the [[Lok Sabha]], the lower house, in 1994 ([[10th Lok Sabha]]) and re-elected in 1996([[11th Lok Sabha]])

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== Family and education ==
Sushila Tiriya belongs to a freedom fighters family. Her father, Shri Rupnarayan Tiriya, opened a school and took keen interest in educating the tribal community.<ref name=":0" />

She graduated from [[Utkal University]] with a B.A. degree.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/loksabha2004/candidate.php?candidate_id=2931|title=SUSHILA TIRIYA(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- Mayurbhanj(ORISSA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:|last=ADR|website=myneta.info|access-date=2017-07-29}}</ref>

== Political career ==
At the age of 24, Sushila Tiriya joined the [[Indian Youth Congress|Youth Congress (I)]] and became its President and Vice-president in 1983 and 1984 respectively, from Mayurbhanj District, Odisha.<ref name=":0" />

In 1986, she was elected to Rajya Sabha. During her term, she served as Member in the Consultative Committees of [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Ministry of Science and Technology]], [[Department of Atomic Energy|Atomic Energy]] and [ftp://ftp.nodc.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0001/9900162/2.2/data/0-data/jgofscd/Files/dod.html Ocean Development] in 1986–87, [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] in 1987–88, and [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Ministry of Communications]] in 1988–89.<ref name=":0" />

From 1987 to 1993, she served as the General Secretary of the Indian Youth Congress. She was a member of the committees on [http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/committees/committ_govt_assurance_rules.asp Government Assurances] (1988–89) and [http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/intro/14.pdf Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes] (1989-92).<ref name=":0" />

In 1994, she contested in the tenth Lok Sabha elections for an ST seat and won from [[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]]. During that term, she served as Member of Consultative Committees of Ministry of Science and Technology, [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Forest and Environment]], and [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution|Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies]], from 1994 to 1996.<ref name=":0" />

From 1995 onwards, she served as the Joint Secretary of [[All India Congress Committee]], along with getting re-elected as a Lok Sabha member in 1996.<ref name=":0" />

== Social work ==
Sushila Tiriya has special interests in the upliftment of rural poor tribals as well as the unemployed youth. She is associated with tribal organisations, namely, `SUGAR'; `Swayan Vikas Samity' and Rural Youth Tribals Development Association. She also organises two sports events in village Kaluakhaman through tribal association every year to encourage the tribal youth to improve their ability in sports field in Distt. Mayurbhanj.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930180624/http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=2028 Profile on Rajya Sabha website]
* [http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/lokprev.aspx Profile of Lok Sabha members]

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Sushila Tiriya - Revision history

->Red Director: Adding local short description: "Indian politician and social worker", overriding Wikidata description "Indian politician" (Shortdesc helper)

>BrownHairedGirl: remove Category:20th-century Indian politicians per WP:SUBCAT