Supriya Shrinate (born 27 October 1977), also known as Supriya Srinet,[3] is an Indian politician and former journalist who is a national spokesperson for the Indian National Congress.[4][5] She contested the 2019 Indian general election (Lok Sabha election) from Maharajganj constituency and lost.[6][7][8][9]
Supriya Shrinate | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson of All India Congress Committee (Social Media & Digital Platforms Department) | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rohan Gupta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1977 (age 47) Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress[1][2] |
| Parent | Harsh Vardhan (father) |
| Occupation |
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Shrinate worked for 18 years as a journalist. She began her career with India Today and later joined NDTV as an assistant editor. She was working as an executive editor for ET Now of The Times Group when she became active in politics.[10][11][12][13]
Early life and education
editShrinate is the daughter of former MP Harsh Vardhan from the Congress.[14] She was educated at the Loreto Convent Lucknow.[15] She then graduated with a Master of Arts in History from the University of Delhi.[16]
Journalism
editShrinate worked for 18 years as a journalist in the print and electronic media. In 2001, she began her career with India Today as a special correspondent. In 2004, she joined NDTV as an assistant editor. In 2008, she joined ET Now as chief editor – news. She was named policy editor and executive editor for ET Now the same year.[17]
Politics
editIn 2019, she resigned from her post as an executive editor in ET Now to contest the 2019 Indian general election.[18][19][20] She contested the Maharajganj constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate and lost to Pankaj Choudhary of BJP, coming in third with 72,516 votes and 5.91% of the vote and her deposit was forfeited since she was unable to secure enough votes.[21]
She also ran from election from the same constituency from which her father harsh vardhan had earlier been an MP. According to her 2019 Lok Sabha election nomination filing, she has a net worth of 8.5 crores.[22]
In 2019, she was appointed as the spokesperson of the All India Congress Committee.[23] She participated in TV debates as Congress spokesperson.[24][25][26]
She also participated in the UP Assembly Elections 2022 as a star campaigner of the Indian National Congress.[27] Congress won only 2% of the popular vote in this election.
In 2022, Shrinate was appointed Chairman of Social Media & Digital Platforms of the Indian National Congress.[28]
References
edit- ^ "कांग्रेस ने Supriya Shrinate को All India Congress Committee का प्रवक्ता नियुक्त किया, जानिए कौन हैं सुप्रिया". News Nation (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Supriya Shrinate appointed as spokesperson of All India Congress Committee". Wion. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Supriya Srinet". NDTV. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Congress names former-TV journalist Supriya Shrinate as spokesperson". Business Standard. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Supriya Shrinate appointed spokesperson of All India Congress Committee". India Tv. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Congress fields journalist Supriya Shrinate from UP's Maharajganj". India Today. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Cong fields journo Supriya Shrinate from Maharajganj". Deccan Herald. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Supriya Shrinate(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency-MAHARAJGANJ (UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Modi government adding salt to injury by keeping commodity prices high: Congress". The Hindu. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Journalist turned politician, Supriya Shrinate is the newest Congress spokesperson". HW News. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Cong appoints former journalist Supriya Shrinate as spokesperson". UNI. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "सरकार एक लोन मेला और लगवा दे ताकि लोग लोन लेकर पेट्रोल-डीजल और रसोई गैस खरीद सकें: कांग्रेस". India Tv (in Hindi). July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "न्यूज़ ऐंकर सुप्रिया को कांग्रेस का टिकट मिलने की पूरी कहानी". Lallantop (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "कांग्रेस ने पूर्व पत्रकार सुप्रिया श्रीनाते को राष्ट्रीय प्रवक्ता बनाया, पिता भी दो बार सांसद रहे". Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ DelhiMarch 29, Aishwarya Paliwal New. "Congress fields journalist Supriya Shrinate from UP's Maharajganj". India Today.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Supriya Shrinate: Age, Biography, Education, Husband, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Supriya Shrinate steps down as Executive Editor, ETNow; joins Congress - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Rampal, Nikhil (30 March 2019). "Can journalist-turned-politician Supriya Shrinate anchor UP's Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat?". India Today. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "LS Polls: Congress fields journalist Supriya Shrinate from Maharajganj". Deccan Chronicle. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "'If You Want to Curb Fake News, Control BJP's IT Cell': Supriya Shrinate on IT Rules". The Wire. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Maharajganj Elections 2019: Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Constituency Poll Dates, Parliamentary Election, Candidates". Firstpost. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Supriya Shrinate(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- MAHARAJGANJ(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Congress appoints Supriya Shrinate as spokesperson". The Indian Express. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Sharma, Unnati (31 May 2021). "Congress' Supriya Shrinate calls BJP's Sambit Patra 'naali ka keeda', he trends #GaliWaliMadam". ThePrint. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "बीच में मत बोलिये- न्यूज एंकर से बोलीं सुप्रिया श्रीनेत, मिला जवाब- कांग्रेस की रैली नहीं चल रही". Jansatta (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Punjab: No space for anger in politics, Supriya Shrinate tells Captain Amarinder; ex-CM hits back". PTC News. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh among Congress star campaigners for phase-1 UP polls". Hindustan Times. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Congress appoints Supriya Shrinate as new social media head". India TV. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.