Chhabila Netam

Chhabila Arvind Netam (born 22 May 1948) is an Indian National Congress politician and member of the 11th Lok Sabha from the Kanker reserved constituency.[1]

Chhabila Netam
Member of the 11th Lok Sabha for Kanker
In office
1996–1998
Preceded byArvind Netam
Succeeded bySohan Potai
Majority24,420
Personal details
Born (1948-05-22) 22 May 1948
Bhaismundi, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress

Early life

Chhabila was born on 22 May 1948 in Bhaismundi village of Bastar district and did her matriculation from a local government school.[2]

Career

During the 1996 Indian general election, the Indian National Congress (INC) party denied a ticket to Arvind Netam because his name surfaced in the Hawala scandal and instead made his wife Chhabila its official candidate.[3][4] She polled 219,191 votes and defeated Sohan Potai of Bharatiya Janata Party (194,771 votes) to become the Member of Parliament from Kanker seat reserved for scheduled tribes.[2][5] However the house was dissolved well within one and a half years and Netam did not contest the election held in 1998.[4][6] She stood in the 1999 Indian general election but lost to Potai by a difference of 88,191 votes.[7]

Personal life

Chhabila married Netam in May 1969 and together they have four children; two sons and two daughters.[2] One of their daughters, Preeti Netam contested the 2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election.[8]

References
  1. Economic and Political Weekly. Vol. 31. Sameeksha Trust. 1996. p. 1690.
  2. "Biographical Sketch: Netam, Smt. Chhabila Arvind". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. Kumari, Abhilasha (1998). Crossing the Sacred Line: Women's Search for Political Power. Orient Blackswan. p. 53. ISBN 978-81-250-1435-5.
  4. "Congress makes a desperate comeback attempt in Kanker". Rediff.com. 20 September 1999. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. "Statistical Report on the General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 235. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  6. "12th Lok Sabha had the shortest life-span". Rediff.com. 26 April 1999. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  7. "Statistical Report on the General Elections, 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 155. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  8. "Two tribal women to fight it out for Kanker constituency". The Hindu. Press Trust of India. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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