Ambica Singh Deo (born 1968) is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Baikunthpur constituency in Chhattisgarh. A member of the Indian National Congress, she served one term from 2018 to 2023.
Ambica Singh Deo was born into the erstwhile royal family of Koriya. She completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Sivanath Shastri College, Kolkata in 1988.
She entered politics as a Congress candidate and was elected MLA in the 2018 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, defeating BJP's Bhaiyalal Rajwade. During her tenure, she served as a parliamentary secretary and was active in assembly debates, although her attendance and question-asking record fell below the state average. In the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly election, Ambica Singh Deo lost her seat to Bhaiyalal Rajwade of the Bharatiya Janata Party. As of March 2025, she no longer holds public office.
Ambica is the niece of Ramchandra Singh Deo, the first Finance Minister of Chhattisgarh and a former cabinet minister in Madhya Pradesh. She married Amitavo Kumar GhoshâÂÂan NRI based in EnglandâÂÂin 1996; the couple has two sons.
In February 2023, her husband posted on social media urging her to retire from politics, which garnered significant attention. He further alleged that she had physically assaulted himâÂÂclaims she categorically denied as politically motivated and untrue.