Chandrani Murmu
Chandrani Murmu | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sakuntala Laguri |
| Succeeded by | Ananta Nayak |
| Constituency | Kendujhar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1993 Kendujhar, Odisha, India |
| Political party | Biju Janata Dal |
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Chandrani Murmu (born 16 June 1993) is an Indian politician. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Keonjhar, Odisha in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Biju Janata Dal. When first elected, Chandrani Murmu was the youngest Indian Member of Parliament.
Murmu won against BJP's Ananta Nayak, who has previously won twice, by a margin of 66,203 votes. She succeeded Sakuntala Laguri to win the election from Keonjhar for the BJD once again. The youngest MP in the 16th Lok Sabha was Dushyant Chautala representing the Indian National Lok Dal from Hisar in Haryana.