Ila Pant
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File:Ila Pant in New York (2).jpg
Ila Pant in 2001
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Born | Nainital District, Uttar Pradesh, India |
March 10, 1938
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
Spouse(s) | Krishna Chandra Pant |
Children | 2 sons |
Education | Bachelor of Arts |
Alma mater | Allahabad University |
Occupation | Politician and Social worker |
Ila Pant is an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament in 12th Lok Sabha from Nainital constituency of Uttar Pradesh (now part of Uttarakhand). She is the wife of former minister K. C. Pant.[1]
Early life
Ila Pant was born in Nainital (then part of Uttar Pradesh ) on 10 March 1938. She is the daughter of Shobha and Govind Ballabh Pande. She graduated from the University of Allahabad with a Bachelor of Arts degree. On 20 June 1957, she married the politician Krishna Chandra Pant. The couple has two sons.[2]
Politics
Ila Pant's father-in-law Govind Ballabh Pant was a senior Indian National Congress leader, and her husband went on to become a minister as well. She won the 1998 general election as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, winning 38.52% of the votes in the Nainital constituency.[3] She defeated the former Chief Minister and Congress leader Narayan Dutt Tiwari by a margin of 15,557 votes.[4]
During 1998-99, she served as a member of the Committee on External Affairs and of the Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs.[2]
She has also served on the Board of Governors of the Pant Nagar University, and as a Secretary of the G.B. Pant Memorial Society in New Delhi.[2]
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- Uttarakhand politicians
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