Raksha Khadse
Raksha Nikhil Khadse | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Haribhau Jawale |
Constituency | Raver |
Personal details | |
Born | Priyanka Jagdish Patel[citation needed] 13 May 1987 Khetia, Madhya Pradesh |
Nationality | ![]() |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse(s) | Late Nikhil Khadse |
Relations | Eknath Khadse(Father-in-law) |
Children | 2 |
Parents | Jagdish Mohan Patel (father), Anita Patel (mother)[1] |
Residence | Kothadi, Muktainagar, Jalgaon district[1] |
Profession | Politician |
Website | http://www.rakshataikhadse.in |
Raksha Nikhil Khadse is a politician from Maharashtra and belongs to the Bhartiya Janta Party. She represents the Raver Loksabha seat in lower house of Indian parliament.
Personal life[]
Khadse was born in Khetia, Madhya Pradesh.[1] Raksha Khadse is the daughter-in-law of senior NCP leader of Maharashtra Eknath Khadse. She is the widow of his son Nikhil Khadse.[1][2] On 22 February 2021 various newspapers reported that she is tested positive to COVID-19.[3][4]
Political career[]
Khadse elected as Sarpanch of Kothadi village. later she was elected to Jalgaon Zila Parishad.[2] In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, she defeated Manish Jain of Nationalist Congress Party by margin of 318608 votes. She obtaining 605452 while Jain received 287384 votes.[5] At the age of 26, she along with Heena Gavit, became the youngest MP in the 16th Lok Sabha.[6]
She got re-elected in 2019 for a second term as MP of Raver Loksabha.[7]
Positions held[]
- 2010 to 2012 - Sarpanch of Kothali Grampanchayat.
- 2012 to 2014 - Member Zillah Parishad, Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
- 2012 to 2014 - Chairperson (Sabhapati) Health, Education & Sports Committee, Zillah Parishad, Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
- 2014 to present - Member of Parliament for Raver Loksabha constituency, Maharashtra.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Raksha Nikhil Khadse". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "BJP changes Raver nominee". The Times of India. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ https://www.www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-minister-chhagan-bhujbal-tests-positive-for-covid-19/article33901557.ece/amp/
- ^ Hindustan Times[dead link]
- ^ "Constituency-wise results for Lok Sabha Elections 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Youngest winners: Heena Gavit and Raksha Khadse". The Times of India. 16 May 2014.
- ^ "At 32, This Woman Is the Mother of Two And Two-time MP". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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- Living people
- 16th Lok Sabha members
- 17th Lok Sabha members
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra
- Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra
- Marathi politicians
- People from Jalgaon district
- Women in Maharashtra politics
- 21st-century Indian women politicians
- 21st-century Indian politicians
- 1987 births