Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh, popularly known as "Rani Maa Nayagarh" is an Indian politician from Odisha.

Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh
Member of Parliament
In office 19 October 2014 – 24 May 2019
Preceded by	Hemendra Chandra Singh
Succeeded by	Achyutananda Samanta
Constituency	Kandhamal
Personal details
Born	( 1971-11-29)29 November 1971
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Hemendra Chandra Singh
Residence	Odisha
Profession	Politician, Social Worker
Committees	Standing Committee M/O Defense Consultative Committee M/O Environment, Forest and Climate Change Member Coffee Board

Early life

Singh is from Nayagarh in Odisha state, India. She married former MP Hemendra Chandra Singh.^[1]

Career

Singh is the BJP Odisha State Vice President. She was a Member of Parliament elected for the 16th Lok Sabha by-election representing BJD. She resigned from BJD and joined BJP on 23 March 2019. She lost the Nayagarh Assembly constituency seat in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election by a narrow margin of 439 votes to five time MLA Arun Kumar Sahoo of BJD.^[2][3]