Prova Chakma

Prova Chakma (born 12 June 1975) is an Indian politician in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly from West Tuipui constituency of Lunglei district.^[1][2][3]

Prova Chakma
Member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2023
Preceded by	Nihar Kanti Chakma
Constituency	West Tuipui
Personal details
Born	(1975-06-12) 12 June 1975 (age 49) Kamalanagar, Mizoram, India
Political party	Mizo National Front
Alma mater	Vinayaka Missions University
Occupation	Teacher

She is elected as the MLA in the 2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly elections representing Mizo National Front party defeating sitting MLA^[4] Nihar Kanti Chakma of Congress by 711 votes.^[5][6][7] Only three women, including Chakma, were elected as MLAs in 2023.^[8][9][10]

Personal life

She did her post-graduation from Vinayaka Missions University, Tamil Nadu. She is a teacher. She is married to Shyamal Kanti Chakma.^[11]