Rekha Verma (born 1961)

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Rekha Verma (born 1 July 1961) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. [1] She is an MLA from Bidhuna Assembly constituency in Auraiya district. She represents of Samajwadi Party. She won the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. [2]

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Early life and education

Verma is from Bidhuna. She was born in Kanpur to late Dhaniam and late Ram Devi. [3]  She served as a Principal of Adarsh Kanya Inter College Purva Sujan, Auraiya. She married Mahesh Chandra on 11 March 1978. [1] Her husband Mahesh Chandra died. [4]

Career

Verma won the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Bidhuna Assembly constituency representing Samajwadi Party. [5] [6] She polled 92,757 votes and defeated Riya Shakya of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 3,265 votes. [7] [6]

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  1. 1 2 "Members of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly". uplegisassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  2. "UP polls saw maximum 560 women in fray, but only 7% could sail through". The Times of India. 11 March 2022. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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  4. "REKHA VERMA(SP):Constituency- BIDHUNA(AURAIYA) - Expense Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  5. "Winner Candidate List 2022 | Samajwadi Party". samajwadiparty.in. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Bidhuna Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Rekha Verma of SP Wins". News18. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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