Sampatiya Uikey (born 4 September 1967) is an Indian politician who is a tribal leader of the

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from

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. On 31 July 2017, she was elected unopposed to the

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from the state of

in the bypoll necessitated by the demise of Union Minister Shri

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. Her term will end as per the original term on 29 June 2022. She was president of district Panchayat in

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, Madhya Pradesh. In 2023 She was elected as a member of legislative assembly from Mandla assembly of Madhya Pradesh. She is the cabinet minister in Mohan Yadav Cabinet. Her party,

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has become the largest party in the Rajya Sabha with 58 members, overtaking

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by one seat with Sampathiya Uikey being sworn in as member of the House of Elders on 4 August 2017.

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