Pratima Kumari Das | |
|---|---|
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2020–2025 | |
| Preceded by | Shiv Chandra Ram |
| Succeeded by | Mahendra Ram |
| Constituency | Raja Pakar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1975 |
| Political party |  INC |
Pratima Kumari Das (born 13 September 1975) is an Indian politician from Bihar. She is a former MLA from Raja Pakar Assembly constituency, which is reserved for SC community in Vaishali district, representing Indian National Congress Party. She won the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election but lost in the next election in 2025.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Kumari is from Kumhrar, Bihar. She is born to Prabhu Narayan and Rajkumari Devi. She married Birendra Kumar. She is an advocate. She completed her B.Sc. from B.R.A.U. Gaya, Bihar and later, did her L.L.B. at Magadh University.[3]
Career[edit | edit source]
Kumari won the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Raja Pakar Assembly constituency representing Indian National Congress Party. She polled 54,299 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Mahendra Ram of Janata Dal (United), by a margin of 1,796 votes.[4][5] She lost to Ram in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. Contesting again on Congress ticket she polled 48,069 and lost by 48,189 votes.[6] Before the election, she felt that the grand old party should contest all the 243 seats.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Raja Pakar Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Pratima Kumari of INC Wins". News18. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Bihar election result 2020: Seat wise full list of winners". India Today. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Pratima Kumari(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- RAJA PAKAR (SC)(VAISHALI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Bihar Election Results 2020: Full list of winners". The Indian Express. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Live Raja Pakar Election Results, Raja Pakar विधानसभाचुनाव परिणाम 2023 - NDTV MPCG". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Bihar Assembly election result 2025: Winners and losers from NDA". The Times of India. 15 November 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ Ramashankar (12 February 2025). "Bihar: Congress MLA says party must fight in all 243 seats". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 February 2025.