Geeta Shastri

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
Incumbent
Assumed office 2022
Preceded by	Jamuna Prasad
Constituency	Soraon
Personal details
Born	1965 Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Spouse	Late Ram Krishan Shastri
Residence(s)	Prayagraj, Lucknow

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]