# Ila Pant
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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ila Pant
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|03|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Nainital](/source/Nainital), [United Provinces](/source/United_Provinces_(1937%E2%80%9350)), [British India](/source/British_India)
| office = [Member of the Lok Sabha](/source/Member_of_the_Lok_Sabha)
| constituency = [Nainital](/source/Nainital_(Lok_Sabha_constituency))
| term_start = 10 March 1998
| term_end = 26 April 1999
| predecessor = [Narayan Datt Tiwari](/source/Narayan_Datt_Tiwari)
| successor = [Narayan Datt Tiwari](/source/Narayan_Datt_Tiwari)
| education = [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts)
| alma_mater = [Allahabad University](/source/Allahabad_University)
| occupation = [Politician](/source/Politician) and [Social worker](/source/Social_worker)
| party = [Bhartiya Janata Party](/source/Bhartiya_Janata_Party)
| spouse = [Krishna Chandra Pant](/source/Krishna_Chandra_Pant)
| children = 2
| footnotes =
}}
'''Ila Pant''' (born 10 March 1938) is an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament in 12th [Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha) from [Nainital constituency](/source/Nainital_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)) of [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh) (now part of [Uttarakhand](/source/Uttarakhand)). She was married to former minister [K. C. Pant](/source/K._C._Pant).[{{cite web| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19980223-ila-pants-lackluster-speeches-shorn-of-local-issues-825753-1998-02-22|title=Electrion images: Ila Pant| publisher=India Today|date=23 February 1998}}]
==Personal life and family==
Ila Pant was born in Nainital district (Uttarakhand) on 10 March 1938. She is the daughter of Shobha and Govind Ballabh Pande. She graduated from the [University of Allahabad](/source/University_of_Allahabad) with a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree. On 20 June 1957, she married the politician [Krishna Chandra Pant](/source/Krishna_Chandra_Pant) from Uttarakhand [Brahmin](/source/Brahmin) family. The couple has two sons.[{{cite news |url=https://www.indiapress.org/election/archives/lok12/biodata/12up04.php |title=Biographical Sketch of the Member of the 12th Lok Sabha |publisher=India Press |accessdate=12 May 2016 }}]
==Politics ==
Ila Pant's father-in-law [Govind Ballabh Pant](/source/Govind_Ballabh_Pant) was one of the major architect of modern India and a senior [Indian National Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress) leader, and her husband went on to become a minister as well. She won the [1998 general election](/source/1998_Indian_general_election) as a [Bharatiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party) (BJP) candidate, winning 38.52% of the votes in the [Nainital constituency](/source/Nainital_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)).[{{cite news |url=http://eci.nic.in/archive/GE2004/States/PartyCompWinner/S28/partycomp04.htm |title=Nainital Parliamentary Constituency |publisher=Election Commission of India |accessdate=12 May 2016 }}] She defeated the former Chief Minister and Congress leader [Narayan Dutt Tiwari](/source/Narayan_Dutt_Tiwari) by a margin of 15,557 votes.[{{cite news |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20121014/dun.htm#3 |title=Mala Raj Lakshmi Shah first woman Member of Parliament from state of Uttrakhand |author=Sandeep Rawat |work=The Tribune |location=Chandigarh |date=14 October 2012 }}]
During 1998-99, she served as a member of the Committee on External Affairs and of the Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs.