Ragini Nayak (Indian Politician) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	15/09/1982
Age	43 years
Birthplace	Jabalpur

Latest News about Ragini Nayak

01/01/2025

Ragini Nayak, a prominent female leader of the Indian National Congress in Delhi, contested the 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election from the Wazirpur constituency. She is an active politician who has been involved in Delhi politics since the time of former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, facing opponents including BJP's Poona Sharma and AAP's incumbent Rajesh Gupta.

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Bio/Wiki

Political Party	Indian National Congress (INC)

Physical Stats & More

Height	5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi
Qualifications	BA Honours in English Language & Literature MA in English L.L.B PhD from the Department of Modern Indian Languages and Literacy Studies, University of Delhi (2019)

Personal Life

School	New Era Public School, Mayapuri, New Delhi

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Husband/Spouse	Ashok Basoya (Advocate)
Marriage Date	05/05/2013
Children	Abhyudaya Basoya

Family

Father	Manohar Nayak
Mother	Ranjana Nayak
Siblings	Ketki Nayak Anand Nayak
Spouse	Ashok Basoya
Children	Abhyudaya Basoya

Career

Political Journey	President of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU), 2005-06 National General Secretary of the NSUI Nominated by Indian National Congress for Delhi Legislative assembly election from Janakpuri constituency Spokesperson of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee, 2014 National Spokesperson of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Convenor of Foreign Affairs Department of All India Congress Committee Candidate for Delhi Legislative Assembly election from Wazirpur constituency, 2025

Political Journey

President of the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU), 2005-06
National General Secretary of the NSUI
Nominated by Indian National Congress for Delhi Legislative assembly election from Janakpuri constituency
Spokesperson of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee, 2014
National Spokesperson of All India Congress Committee (AICC)
Convenor of Foreign Affairs Department of All India Congress Committee
Candidate for Delhi Legislative Assembly election from Wazirpur constituency, 2025

Favourites

Food	North Indian Cuisines & Punjabi Cuisines
Sportpersons	Virat Kohli Roger Federer
Books	The Book Of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera My Experiments with Truth by Mohandas K. Gandhi
Singers	Sonu Nigam Lata Mangeshkar Kishore Kumar
Colors	Pink Blue Red

Social Media

Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/RaginiNayakOfficial
Twitter	https://x.com/NayakRagini

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
2. Started her political career at the University of Delhi.
3. Became an assistant professor of English Literature at Lakshmi Bai College, Delhi University in 2012.
4. Married Ashok Basoya, ex-Vice President of DUSU, in 2013.
5. Selected as part of a key panel to rejuvenate the Indian National Congress in Delhi in 2015.
6. Served as the National Media Panelist for the Indian National Congress.
7. Tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to AIIMS, from which she recovered.
8. Active in Delhi politics since the tenure of former Chief Minister Shriila Dikshit.

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