{{short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Ranju Geeta | office = Member of the <br /> Bihar Legislative Assembly | successor = Mukesh Kumar Yadav | term_start = 2010 | term_end = 2020 | image = | constituency = Bajpatti | party = Janata Dal (United) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|08|01}} | birth_place = Nesra, Nalanda, Bihar | spouse = Dilip Kumar | children = 2 | alma_mater = Patna University <br /> Magadh University | education = Ph.D. }}
'''Ranju Geeta''' (born 1 August 1974) is an Indian politician.<ref name=":1"/> She is member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly since November 2010 representing Bajpatti Vidhan Sabha constituency, in Sitamarhi district.<ref name="eblocks.bih.nic.in"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/Knowyourmla.html|title=BIHAR VIDHAN SABHA/Know your MLA|website=www.vidhansabha.bih.nic.in|access-date=2019-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323113710/http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/Knowyourmla.html|archive-date=2019-03-23|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/Bihar-election-results-2015-Women-MLAs-number-comes-down-by-6-to-28/articleshow/49730479.cms|title=Bihar election results 2015: Women MLAs' number comes down by 6 to 28|date=10 November 2015|first=Vithika|last=Salomi|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914171347/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/Bihar-election-results-2015-Women-MLAs-number-comes-down-by-6-to-28/articleshow/49730479.cms|archive-date=2018-09-14|url-status=live}}</ref> Currently, she is also the Vice President of Janata Dal (United) Bihar Unit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/sitamarhi/story-dr-ranju-geeta-nominated-jdu-state-vice-president-4161117.html|title= डॉ. रंजू गीता जदयू प्रदेश उपाध्यक्ष मनोनीत|website= Hindustan|language=hi |access-date=2021-06-26}}</ref>
== Early life and education == She was born in village Nesra, district Nalanda, Bihar. Ranju Geeta did her Matriculation from B.M. High School, Siwan in 1988 in a family belonging to Yadav caste.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsnationtv.com/states/bihar/bajpatti-vidhan-sabha-constituency-history-election-results-mla-caste-wise-population-162822.html|title= Bihar Election 2020: जानें बाजपट्टी विधानसभा सीट के बारे में, क्या जेडीयू की रंजू यादव लगा पाएंगी हैट्रिक |website=news nation|date= 22 October 2020 }}</ref> She passed her Intermediate and Graduation from Arvind women's college, Patna in the year 1990 and 1994 respectively. She has done her Masters from Patna university in the year 1996. And obtained her Ph.D. degree from Magadh University, Bodhgaya in the year 2004.<ref name="eblocks.bih.nic.in">{{Cite web |url=http://eblocks.bih.nic.in/ELECTION/206/अभ्यर्थियों%20हेतु%20सूचनायें/RANJU%20GEETA%205_081020151856.pdf |title=2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly Affidavit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611092226/http://eblocks.bih.nic.in/ELECTION/206/अभ्यर्थियों%20हेतु%20सूचनायें/RANJU%20GEETA%205_081020151856.pdf |archive-date=11 June 2019 |language=hi |url-status=unfit}}</ref>
== Personal life == She is married to Dilip Kumar. She has two sons. Her husband Dilip Kumar works for railway.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/27.pdf |title=Bihar Vidhan Sabha members profile |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611091628/http://www.vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/27.pdf |archive-date=11 June 2019 |url-status=live |date=22 Nov 2018 |website=www.vidhansabha.bih.nic.in |language=hi |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref>
== Political career == In her student life she was active in student politics and in the year 2001–2002 she entered mainstream active politics. Later in the year 2010 she contested Bihar assembly election as JD(U) candidate.<ref name=":1" /> She won the 2010 Bihar assembly election from Bajpatti Vidhan Sabha constituency in Sitamarhi district. And in the consecutive Vidhan Sabha election in 2015 she defeated Rekha Kumari of RLSP.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/live-updates/bihar-assembly-election-2015-live-results-1819584/1820012|title= Bajpatti: Dr Ranju Geeta of JD(U) has defeated Rekha Kumari of RLSP with 16946 margin.|website= Zee News|language=en |access-date=2015-11-08}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Geeta, Ranju}} Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:Janata Dal (United) politicians Category:Bihar MLAs 2010–2015 Category:Bihar MLAs 2015–2020 Category:Bihar MLAs 2020–2025 Category:Women members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly Category:Patna University alumni Category:21st-century Indian women politicians
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