Raksha Nikhil Khadse (born 13 May 1987) is a politician from Maharashtra and of the Bhartiya Janata Party. She represents the Raver Loksabha seat in the lower house of the Indian parliament and is a Minister of State in the Government of India.
Raksha Nikhil Khadse | |
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.jpg) Khadse in 2024 | |
| Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Mansukh Mandaviya |
| Preceded by | Nisith Pramanik |
| 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 | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Nikhil Khadse (died 2013) |
| Relations | Eknath Khadse (father-in-law) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Kothali, Muktainagar, Jalgaon district[1] |
| Profession | Politician |
| Source: [1] | |
Personal life
editKhadse 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] She comes from the Leva Patel agrarian community.
Political career
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Khadse was elected as Sarpanch of Kothadi village. Later she was elected to the Jalgaon Zila Parishad.[2] In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, she defeated Manish Jain of the Nationalist Congress Party by a 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] She has been named for a third time by the Bharatiya Janata Party as a candidate for the upcoming 2024 Indian general election.[6]
Electoral performance
edit| Election | Year | Party | Constituency | Opponent | Result | Margin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loksabha | 2014 | BJP | Raver | NCP | Manish Jain | Won | 318,068 | ||
| 2019 | BJP | INC | Dr. Ulhas Patil | Won | 3,35,882 | ||||
| 2024 | BJP | NCP-SP | Shriram Patil | Won | 2,72,183 | ||||
Positions held
edit- 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.
- 2024 to present - Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Raksha Nikhil Khadse". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ a b "BJP changes Raver nominee". The Times of India. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Constituency-wise results for Lok Sabha Elections 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. 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.
- ^ Chitnis, Purva (9 June 2024). "Who is Raksha Khadse? BJP's face from North Maharashtra inducted in Modi's council of ministers". ThePrint. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
