Chandrani Murmu Age, Caste, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Politician
Famous For	Being the Youngest Member of Parliament in India in 2019
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in feet inches- 5’ 4”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 55 kg in pounds- 121 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	Biju Janata Dal (BJD)
Political Journey	• Met the Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on 1 April 2019 and joined the BJD • Naveen Patnaik announced her name as the BJD's candidate from the Keonjhar Constituency on 2 April 2019 • Won the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections from the Keonjhar Constituency of Odisha on 23 May 2019
Personal Life
Date of Birth	16 June 1994
Age (as in 2019)	25 Years
Birthplace	Tikargumura Village, Odisha
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Keonjhar, Odisha
School	Local School of Keonjhar, Odisha
College/University	Institute of Technical Education & Research (ITER), Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
Educational Qualification	B.Tech. from the Institute of Technical Education & Research (ITER), Bhubaneshwar in 2017
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Scheduled Tribe
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Address	Village Tikargumura, District Keonjhar, Odisha
Controversies	• On 6 April 2019, members of the BJP pointed out discrepancies in her nomination papers. She had filed her father's name as Sanjeeb Murmu, but her father's name in his voter ID card was Sanjeeb Sinha. Later, it was also revealed that in college, her father's name was listed as Kartik Chandra Soren. Members of Odisha BJP met the Election Commission to suspend her nomination. Chandrani clarified that her father's real name is Sanjeeb Murmu, but in some official documents, his name is mentioned as Sinha. Kartik Chandra Soren was her local guardian when she was pursuing B.Tech. • While she was campaigning, a morphed video and some objectionable images of her were shared on WhatsApp and other social media platforms. The police took action, and the accused were arrested. The police clarified that the video and the images were fake, and they were being circulated just to defame Chandrani.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	Not Known
Family
Husband/Spouse	NA
Children	None
Parents	Father- Sanjeeb Murmu (Government Officer) Mother- Urvashi (Retired Government Employee)
Siblings	None
Style Quotient
Assets/Properties (as in 2019)	Movable: Rs. 3.40 Lacs Cash: Rs. 20,000 Bank Deposits: Rs. Rs. 4,000 Jewellery: 100 gm Gold worth Rs. 3.20 Lacs
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	Rs. 1 Lac + Other Allowances (as a Member of Parliament)
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 3.40 Lacs (as in 2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Chandrani Murmu

• Chandrani Murmu is an Indian politician from Odisha. She is the youngest Member of Parliament in India in 2019, at the age of 25. She is from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).

• Two months before the General Elections of 2019, she was searching for a government job; as after completing her engineering, she couldn’t get a job.

• She is a mechanical engineer, and she wanted to work in a private company. After trying her luck in private companies, she started looking at government offers. She wanted to be a probationary officer in a bank or an assistant section officer in the Odisha Government.

• Her maternal grandfather, Harihar Soren, was a Congress MP from the Keonjhar Constituency of Odisha in 1980 and 1984. She always wanted to get into politics, but it was a wish that she kept to herself.
  

  Chandrani Murmu’s Grandfather Harihar Soren

• Her uncle, Harmohan Soren, suggested her to contest the Lok Sabha Elections. Chandrani thought he was joking and did not take his suggestion seriously, but her uncle talked to her about it the next day and she agreed.

• Her uncle was a social worker and knew many members of the BJD. He arranged a meeting with the Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on 1 April 2019. On 2 April 2019, Naveen Patnaik announced her name as the BJD’s candidate from the Keonjhar Constituency.

• On 23 May 2019, it was declared that she won from the Keonjhar Constituency.
  

  Chandrani Murmu After Winning The 2019 General Elections