Supriya Shrinate is an Indian politician and former journalist. She serves as the national spokesperson of the Indian National Congress. She has worked for reputed news channels like NDTV, India Today and Economic Times.
Wiki/Biography
Supriya Shrinate was born on Thursday, October 27, 1977, in Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh (age 46; as of 2023). She completed her education from Loreto Convent, Lucknow in 1996. She received her postgraduate degree in Political Science, History and Economics from Lucknow University in 1999. In 2001, she pursued her MA in History from Shri Ram College for Women. University of Delhi.
Childhood photos of Supriya Shrinate with her brother Rajyavardhan Singh
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: dark brown
family
Parents and siblings
Supriya’s father, Harsh Vardhan Singh, was an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh who died in 2016. Her mother, Vishnu Singh, died in 2014. She had an elder brother, Rajyavardhan Singh, who died in 2015.
Supriya Shrine with her father Harsh Vardhan Singh
Supriya Shrine with her mother Vishnu Singh
Supriya Shrine with her brother Rajyavardhan Singh
husband and children
Her husband, Dhirendra Singh, works in a financial insurance company since November 2005. They have a daughter and a son.
Supriya Shrine and her husband Dhirendra Singh
Supriya Shrine and her daughter
Supriya Shrinate’s husband Dhirendra Singh and her son
religion
She follows Hinduism.
Signature/Autograph
Signature of Supriya Shrine
Profession
reporter
Supriya started her career with Indian news channel India Today in October 2001 as a special correspondent till September 2004, where she worked as a news reader and proofreader for three years. She joined NDTV News Channel in October 2004 as an Assistant Editor. She spent four years working in news reporting, editing, and scriptwriting. In September 2008, she became the news editor of the Economic Times Channel, ET Now and Times of India Group in New Delhi. During her ten-year tenure at The Economic Times, she served as executive editor and policy editor.
Screenshot of Supriya Shrinate working as a news anchor on ET Now
politician
In April 2019, she quit her job at news channel ET Now and contested the Indian general election from Maharajganj constituency in Uttar Pradesh on the ticket of the Indian National Congress; she lost the election to Pankaj Chaudu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (Pankaj Choudhary).
Supriya Shrinate campaigns during 2019 general elections
She was appointed spokesperson of the All India Congress Committee and participated in various television debates. She is the star campaigner of the Indian National Congress in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. In 2022, she became the Chairman of Social Media and Digital Platforms of the Indian National Congress Party.
dispute
Subit Patra comments
In May 2021, during a debate on news channel Aaj Tak, Supriya Shrinate said BJP minister Sambit Patra “do kaudi ke naali ke keede, arre chup ho ja naali ke keede…jhootha kahin ka.” When Sambit Patra They got into a series of Twitter spats when Sambit Patra tweeted a post with the hashtag ‘GaliWaliMadam’.
नरली की गैस से अगर चरय बन सकती है तो नरली के कीड़े से @sambitswaraj बनसकताहै।
Bang bang @SupriyaShrinate 👏
If you agree with her, please share! ! pic.twitter.com/6S6PG9n4CE
— Gaurav Pandhi (@GauravPandhi) May 30, 2021
car collection
She owns an Innova car.
income
Her income in the financial year 2018-2019 was Rs 63,98,210.
Assets and property
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 64,66,413
- Bonds, Bonds and Equity: Rs. 6,114,441
- NSS, Postal Savings: Rs. 16,83,805
- Motor Vehicles: Rs. 4,86,000
real estate
- Commercial Buildings: Rs. 1,90,00,000
- Residential Building: Rs. 1,87,00,000
Note: Movable and immovable property estimates given are based on fiscal year 2019. Excludes assets owned by her husband and dependents.
net worth
Supriya Shrinate’s net worth for the financial year 2018-2019 is estimated to be Rs. 5,76,05,659. It does not include the net worth of her husband and dependents.
Facts/Trivia
- She is also known as the Supriya Singh Temple.
- In 2022, she joined Rahul Gandhi during his ‘Bharat Jod Yatra’ and during a press conference, she even asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the ‘Bharat Jod Yatra’ to go deeper Learn more about India.
Supriya Shrine (right) with Rahul Gandhi (centre) during the Bharatjodha pilgrimage
- She posts videos and photos of the Congress party’s latest events on Instagram.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education