Raksha Khadse

Raksha Nikhil Khadse is a politician from Maharashtra and belongs to the Bhartiya Janata Party. She represents the Raver Loksabha seat in lower house of Indian parliament.

Raksha Nikhil Khadse
Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports
Assumed office
11 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterMansukh Mandaviya
Preceded byNisith Pramanik
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
May 2014
Preceded byHaribhau Jawale
ConstituencyRaver
Personal details
Born
Priyanka Jagdish Patel

(1987-05-13) 13 May 1987
Khetia, Madhya Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseLate Nikhil Khadse
RelationsEknath Khadse
(father-in-law)
Children2
Residence(s)Kothali, Muktainagar, Jalgaon district[1]
ProfessionPolitician
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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] She comes from Leva Patel agrarian community.

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] She has been named for a third time by the Bharatiya Janata Party as a candidate for the upcoming 2024 Indian general election.

Electoral performance
Election Candidature History
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
  • 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

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. https://www.www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-minister-chhagan-bhujbal-tests-positive-for-covid-19/article33901557.ece/amp/%5B%5D
  4. Hindustan Times
  5. "Constituency-wise results for Lok Sabha Elections 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  6. "Youngest winners: Heena Gavit and Raksha Khadse". The Times of India. 16 May 2014.
  7. "At 32, This Woman Is the Mother of Two And Two-time MP". Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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