Phulo Devi Netam | |
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| Member of Panel of Vice Chairpersons (Rajya Sabha) | |
| Assumed office 15 April 2026 Serving with Dinesh Sharma, Ghanshyam Tiwari, Phangnon Konyak, Sasmit Patra, M. Thambidurai, Sasmit Patra | |
| Preceded by | Rajani Patil |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 14 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Motilal Vora |
| Constituency | Chhattisgarh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Phulo Devi Korram (1972-01-10) 10 January 1972 Naya Aalor, Chhatisgarh, India |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse |
Tulsidas Netam (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Occupation |
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Phulo Devi Netam (born 10 January 1974) is an Indian politician. She was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament from Chhattisgarh, as a member of the Indian National Congress on 14 September 2020.[1][2]
On 25 May 2013, she was part of a convoy of Indian National Congress leaders that was targeted in the 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley while returning from a meeting organised by the party in Sukma. Over two dozen people including senior Congress leaders were killed. Phulo Devi survived the attack.[3]
Positions Held
| Period | Position Held |
|---|---|
| 1994 – 1998 | President, District Panchayat, Farasgaon |
| 1998 – Nov. 2003 | Member, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
| 2001 – 2003 | Chairperson, Committee on the Welfare of Women and Children |
| 2005 – 2010 | President, District Panchayat, Bastar, Jagdalpur |
| April 2020 | Elected to Rajya Sabha |
| July 2020 – June 2024 | Member, Committee on Railways |
| Sept. 2022 – June 2024 | Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
| Jan. 2023 – Oct. 2024 | Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme |
| May 2023 – April 2024 and Aug. 2024 onwards | Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes |
| March – July 2023 | Member, Joint Committee on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 |
| Sept. 2024 onwards | Member, Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Oct. 2024 onwards | Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| Feb. 2026 onwards | Member, India - Chile Parliamentary Friendship Group |
| April 2026 | Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term) |
| April 2026 | Nominated to the Panel of Vice-Persons |
Other Information :
- President, District Co-operative Central Bank, District-Bastar, Jagdalpur, 2002;
- Member, (i) Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 2001 and
- (ii) Advisory Committee of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, District Bastar, 2002
References
- "Congress's K T S Tulsi, Phulo Devi Netam elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh". The Economic Times. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- "Rajya Sabha elections: 37 candidates from 10 states elected unopposed". Scroll. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- "Chhattisgarh Maoist attack: Senior Congress leaders among 27 killed". Samay Live. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
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