Sushila Rameshwar Dudi (born 1966) is an Indian politician from Rajasthan. She is a first-time MLA from Nokha Constituency. She won the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Election on Indian National Congress Party ticket from Nokha Assembly Constituency in Bikaner District.[1][2][3]

Sushila Dudi
Born1966
NationalityIndian
Other namesSushila Rameshwar Dudi
OccupationPolitician
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseRameshwar Lal Dudi

Early life and education edit

Dudi hails from Nokha town in Bikaner district. Her husband Rameshwar Dudi is the sitting MLA and former leader of the opposition.[4] After his hospitalisation due to brain haemorrhage, Congress nominated his wife Sushila to contest the Nokha seat.[5][6][7] She is the director of family business, Dunac Automobiles Private Limited which runs a petrol bunk.[8] She married Rameshwar in July 1983 and has a son and two daughters.[9]

Career edit

Sushila despite being a first-timer, won the MLA seat held by her ailing husband even though Congress did not fare well in the election.[10] She won representing Indian National Congress in the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Election from Nokha Assembly Constituency defeating Bihari Lal Bishnoi of BJP by a margin of 8,149 votes.[1] She admitted that she has very little experience but said she was confident because of the affection of the voters for her husband.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "Rajasthan Election Results 2023: Full list of BJP and Congress winners". The Indian Express. 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  2. ^ "Rajasthan Assembly Elections: Congress Announces 2nd List Of 43 Candidates, 15 Ministers Named". www.india.com. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  3. ^ Livemint (2023-12-03). "Rajasthan Assembly Election Result 2023 winners list". mint. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ PTI. "Rajasthan polls: Congress, BJP have fielded 29 relatives of leaders as candidates so far". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  5. ^ PTI (2023-11-16). "Rajasthan polls: Sushila Dudi banks on ailing ex-MLA husband's goodwill to win Nokha for Cong". ThePrint. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  6. ^ "'Sushila Dudi will work for masses'". firstindia.co.in. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  7. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (2023-10-30). "Congress leadership discusses final set of names for Rajasthan Assembly election; some sitting MLAs may be dropped". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  8. ^ "Sushila Rameshwar Dudi(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- NOKHA(BIKANER) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  9. ^ Centre, National Informatics. "Digital Sansad". Digital Sansad. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  10. ^ "Sushila Dudi: A political novice with big ambitions for Nokha". TheDailyGuardian. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  11. ^ "Rajasthan Election: नोखा सीट पर कांग्रेस के लिए बड़ी परीक्षा, बीमार रामेश्वर डूडी की जगह पत्नी को बनाया है उम्मीदवार". rajasthan.ndtv.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-04-29.