Geeta Shastri
Indian politician
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Geeta Shastri is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. She is a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Samajwadi Party from Soraon Assembly constituency in Prayagraj district.[1][2] She won the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[3]
Geeta Shastri | |
|---|---|
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jamuna Prasad |
| Constituency | Soraon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 (age 60–61) |
| Party |  Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse | Late Ram Krishan Shastri |
Early life and education
Shastri hails from an agricultural family in Phaphamau, Prayagraj district. She married Ramakrishna Shastri. She completed her intermediate in 1992 at Kashi Agriculture Inter College, Harhua, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.[4]
Career
Shastri won the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Soraon Assembly constituency representing Samajwadi Party. She polled 91,474 votes and defeated Jamuna Prasad of Apna Dal (Soneylal) by a margin of 5,590 votes.[5][6]