Sushila Kerketta was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha

14th Lok Sabha

The 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the Indian general election, 2004 held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of First Manmohan Singh Cabinet...

 of India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. She represented the Khunti

Khunti (Lok Sabha constituency)

Khunti Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency is presently reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes...

 constituency of Jharkhand

Jharkhand

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 and was a member of the Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 (INC) political party.

Kerketta married Nottrott Kerketta, and had 3 sons and 2 daughters. Nottrot pre-deceased her.

She died of a heart attack on October 19, 2009 at the age of 71.

External links

• Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website

Family members Naveen Kerketta, Shradha Kerketta,Roshan,Praveen & Asha