Vijayalaxmi Sadho Explained

Dr Vijaylaxmi Sadho
Birth Date:1955 11, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Mandleshwar, Madhya Bharat, India
Constituency:Maheshwar[2]
Office:Member of Legislative Assembly, Madhya Pradesh
Term Start:11 December 2018
Term End1:April 2020
Predecessor:Rajkumar Mev
Office1:Minister of Culture, Medical Education & AYUSH, Madhya Pradesh Government
Termstart1:25 December 2018
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Succeeded1:Usha Thakur,
Vishvas Sarang
Constituency2:Madhya Pradesh
Office2:Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Term Start2:30 June 2010
Term End2:29 June 2016
Successor2:Vivek Tankha
Nationality:Indian
Party:Indian National Congress
Alma Mater:Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal
Profession:Social worker, politician

Dr Vijaylaxmi Sadho (born 13 November 1955) is an Indian social worker, politician and a former member of parliament (Rajya Sabha) elected from Madhya Pradesh, being an Indian National Congress candidate.[3] Sadho represents Maheshwar in the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.[4] She took oath as a cabinet minister of new MP government on 25 December 2018.[5]

Early life and education

Sadho was born on 13 November 1955 in Mandleshwar in Khargone district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. She is a graduate of Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal in M.B.B.S.[3]

Career

Sadho was General secretary of Indian Youth Congress, Madhya Pradesh from 1985 to 1992. She served as a member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1985 to 1989. She has been a member of Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Women and Child Welfare and Committee on the Welfare for SC, ST and Other Backward Classes. From 1989 to 1990, she served as a parliamentary secretary. She was a member of Department of Public Health and Family Welfare and Department of Jails, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh from 1993 to 1998. From 1985 to 2018 she got elected to the MP Legislative assembly for 5 terms. She lost the elections in 1990 and 2003. In 2013 she didn't contest the elections as se got elected to Rajya Sabha.

She was elected to Rajya Sabha in April 2010. She served as a member of Committee on Health and Family Welfare, Select Committee to the Prevention of Torture Bill, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Rural Development, Committee on Health and Family Welfare and Central Supervisory Board.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Department Of Public Relations,Madhya Pradesh. 2020-07-13. www.mpinfo.org.
  2. Web site: Maheshwar Election Result 2018 Live Updates: Candidate List, Winner, MLA, Leading, Trailing, Margin. https://web.archive.org/web/20181213110645/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/maheshwar-election-result-2018-live-updates-candidate-list-winner-mla-leading-trailing-margin-1968733.html. 13 December 2018. 11 December 2018.
  3. Web site: WebPage of Dr. Vijayalaxmi Sadho Member of Parliament (RAJYA SABHA). 22 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Maheshwar Election Result 2018 Live Updates: Candidate List, Winner, MLA, Leading, Trailing, Margin. https://web.archive.org/web/20181213110645/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/maheshwar-election-result-2018-live-updates-candidate-list-winner-mla-leading-trailing-margin-1968733.html. 13 December 2018. 11 December 2018.
  5. Web site: Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath expands Cabinet, inducts 28 ministers. PTI. 2018-12-25. Mint. en. 2018-12-27.