Sunita Choudhary

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Sunita Choudhary is an Indian politician of All Jharkhand Students Union is elected as a Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, [1] [2] representing the Ramgarh constituency. The AJSU had a tie-up with BJP and she defeated the Congress candidate Bajran Mahto by 21,970 votes in the by poll held on 27 February 2023. [2]

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References

  1. Chitre, Manjiri (2 March 2023). "AJSU's Sunita Choudhary wins Ramgarh seat, defeats Congress". Hindustan Times . Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "BJP-backed AJSU candidate Sunita Choudhary wins Ramgarh bypoll". The Times of India . 2 March 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 7 March 2023.