Raksha Khadse

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.

Raksha Nikhil Khadse
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
May 2014 – May 2019
Preceded byHaribhau Jawale
ConstituencyRaver
Assumed office
May 2019
Personal details
Born
Priyanka Jagdish Patel
Nationality Indian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Late Nikhil Khadse
RelationsEknath Khadse(Father-in-law)
Children2
ParentsJagdish Mohan Patel (father), Anita Patel (mother)[1]
ResidenceKothadi, Muktainagar, Jalgaon district[1]
ProfessionPolitician
Websitehttp://www.rakshataikhadse.in

Personal life

Khadse was born in Khetia, Madhya Pradesh.[1] Raksha Khadse is the daughter-in-law of senior BJP leader of Maharashtra Eknath Khadse. She is the widow of his son Nikhil Khadse.[1][2]

Political career
Celebration procession at Chinawal in Jalgaon district after Raksha Khadse and BJP's victory in 2014 Indian general election

Khadse was Sarpanch and 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.[3] At the age of 26, she along with Heena Gavit, became the youngest MP in the 16th Lok Sabha.[4]

She was re-elected in 2019 for a second term as MP of Raver Loksabha.[5]

Positions held
  • 2010 to 2012 - Sarpanch of Kothadi 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.
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References
  1. "Raksha Nikhil Khadse". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. "BJP changes Raver nominee". The Times of India. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. "Constituency-wise results for Lok Sabha Elections 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  4. "Youngest winners: Heena Gavit and Raksha Khadse". The Times of India. 16 May 2014.
  5. "At 32, This Woman Is the Mother of Two And Two-time MP". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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