Shimla Devi

Shimla Devi Nayak (born 16 June 1982) is an Indian politician from Rajasthan. She is a first-time MLA from Anupgarh Assemby constituency.^[1] She won the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election on Indian National Congress Party ticket from Anupgarh Assembly constituency in the erstwhile Ganganagar district.^[2][3][4]

Shimla Devi
Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2023
Preceded by	Santosh Bawri
Constituency	Anupgarh
Personal details
Born	(1982-06-16) 16 June 1982 (age 43) Padampur, Rajasthan
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Omprakash Nayak ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	2 sons
Parents	Ram Kumar (father) Rajadevi (mother)
Residence(s)	Anupgarh, Rajasthan
Education	Post-graduate
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Agriculture
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Early life and education

Devi hails from Anupgarh. She did post graduation in law and is a lawyer by profession. She married Omprakash Nayak.^[5]

Career

Devi won the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election on Congress ticket from Anupgarh Assembly constituency.^[6] She defeated Santosh Bawri of BJP by a margin of 37,881 votes.^[7][8][9] In 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, she lost to Santosh Bawri as an independent candidate.^[8]