Prova Chakma

Prova Chakma
Official portrait
Member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2023
Preceded byNihar Kanti Chakma
ConstituencyWest Tuipui
Personal details
Born (1975-06-12) 12 June 1975
Kamalanagar, Mizoram, India
PartyMizo National Front
Alma materVinayaka Missions University
OccupationTeacher

Prova Chakma (born 12 June 1975) is an Indian politician in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly from the West Tuipui constituency of Lunglei district.[1][2][3]

Personal life

She obtained her post-graduate degree from Vinayaka Missions University, Tamil Nadu. She is a teacher by profession and married Shyamal Kanti Chakma.[4]

Career

She was elected as the MLA in the 2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly elections representing the Mizo National Front party defeating sitting MLA[5] Nihar Kanti Chakma of the Congress by 711 votes.[6][7][8] Only three women, including Chakma, were elected as MLAs in 2023.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Member of Mizoram Legislative Assembly". mizoram.nic.in. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "West Tuipui Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: MNF's Prova Chakma defeats INC's Nihar Kanti Chakma with 711 votes". India Today. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Mizoram Assembly Election Result 2023: ZPM secures majority in state; check out the list of winners and losers". Zee Business. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Prova Chakma(MNF):Constituency- WEST TUIPUI (ST)(LUNGLEI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mizoram 2023 highlights: MNF wins Thorang, West Tuipui, Tuichawng; ZPM gets Lunglei South". Hindustan Times. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Karmakar, Rahul (5 December 2023). "Mizoram has more than one woman MLA for the first time". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Prova Chakma Election Results 2023: News, Votes, Results of Mizoram Assembly". NDTV.com. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Mizoram Assembly polls: Three women candidates win elections". The Economic Times. 4 December 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Mizoram Election Results Usher in New Politics and Developmental Challenges". The Wire. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Three Women Clinch Wins In Mizoram Elections, Paves Way For Gender Diversity". Northeast Today. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Mizoram Assembly polls 3 women candidates win elections". The Week. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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