Sushila Tiriya

Sushila Tiriya (6 February 1956 – 1 February 2026) was an Indian social worker and a politician from the Indian National Congress party, who was a Member of Parliament, representing Odisha in the Rajya Sabha (in 1986, and again in 2006). She was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house, in 1994 (10th Lok Sabha) and re-elected in 1996 (11th Lok Sabha).

Background Tiriya belonged to a family on independence activists. Her father, Shri Rupnarayan Tiriya, opened a school and took keen interest in educating the tribal community.

Political career At the age of 24, Tiriya joined the Youth Congress (I) and became its President and Vice-president in 1983 and 1984 respectively, from Mayurbhanj District, Odisha.