Rekha Verma Explained

Rekha Verma
Birth Date:20 May 1973
Birth Place:Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Residence:Maqsoodpur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh
Office:Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party
Term Start:11 January 2019
1Blankname:President
1Namedata:J. P. Nadda
Office1:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term Start1:1 September 2014
Term End1:4 June 2024
Constituency1:Dhaurahra
Occupation:Businessperson
Predecessor1:Jitin Prasada
Successor1:Anand Bhadauriya
Party:Bhartiya Janta Party
Spouse:Shri Arun Kumar Verma [1]
Date:17 December
Year:2016
Source:http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4918
Nationality:Indian

Rekha Verma (born 20 May 1973) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] She is a National Vice President of the BJP from 2019.[3] She was a two time Member of Parliament from Dhaurahra Lok Sabha constituency. She lost the 2024 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh.

Early life and education

Verma was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh to Devnarayan Katiyar and Urmila Katiyar. Her husband Arun Kumar Verma died in 2013 and she joined BJP. She studied till intermediate.

Career

Verma was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Dhaurahra Seat, Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2014 and 2019. In the 2014 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh, she polled 3,60,357 votes and defeated Daud of Bahujan Samaj Party who got 2,34,682 votes.[4] [5] She won by a margin of 1,25,675 votes. In the 2019 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh, she polled 5,12,905 votes and defeated Arshad Ahmed Siddiqui of Bahujan Samaj Party by a margin of 1,60,611 votes.[6] In the 2024 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh, she lost to Anand Bhadauriya of Samajwadi Party by a narrow margin of 4,449 votes.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dhaurahra MP Rekha Verma of BJP . India Today . 30 May 2014 . 10 July 2021 . Ashish Misra.
  2. Web site: Rekha Verma . 2024-06-18 . The Indian Express . en.
  3. Web site: 2023-07-30 . BJP’s national team: U.P. gets lion’s share, ex-AMU VC appointed party vice-president . 2023-09-18 . Hindustan Times . en.
  4. Web site: GENERAL ELECTION TO LOK SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2014. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. 23 May 2014.
  5. Web site: BJP MP Rekha Verma booked for slapping, threatening to kill cop on escort duty . . 11 June 2019 . 10 July 2021 . Kanwardeep Singh.
  6. Web site: Dhaurahra Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result: Candidates Profiles, Map, Total Votes, Past Results Times of India . 2024-06-18 . The Times of India . en.
  7. Web site: Dhaurahara lok sabha election results 2024: Dhaurahara Winning Candidates List and Vote Share . 2024-06-18 . India Today . en.