Supriya Shrinate
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- Harsh Vardhan (father)
Supriya Shrinate | |
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 Supriya shrinate during press conference in 2025 | |
| Chairperson of All India Congress Committee (Social Media & Digital Platforms Department) | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rohan Gupta |
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| Born | 27 October 1977 (age 48) Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Party | Indian National Congress[1][2] |
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Supriya Shrinate (born 27 October 1977), also known as Supriya Srinet,[3] is an Indian politician and former journalist who is a national spokesperson for the Indian National Congress.[4][5] She contested the 2019 Indian general election (Lok Sabha election) from Maharajganj constituency and lost.[6][7][8][9]
Shrinate worked for 18 years as a journalist. She began her career with India Today and later joined NDTV as an assistant editor. She was working as an executive editor for ET Now of The Times Group when she became active in politics.[10][11][12][13]
Shrinate is the daughter of former MP Harsh Vardhan from the Congress and Vishnu Singh.[14] She was educated at the Loreto Convent Lucknow.[15] She then graduated with a Master of Arts in History from the University of Delhi.[16] [17] Supriya’s husband is Dhirendra Singh. He works in a private company.
Journalism
Shrinate worked for 18 years as a journalist in print and electronic media. In 2001, she began her career with India Today as a special correspondent. In 2004, she joined NDTV as an assistant editor. In 2008, she joined ET Now as chief editor – news. She was named policy editor and executive editor for ET Now the same year.[18]