Raksha Khadase

Raksha Nikhil Khadase
रक्षा खडसे
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
May 2014 to till Date
Preceded by Haribhau Jawale
Constituency Raver
Personal details
Born (1987-05-13) 13 May 1987
Khed Digar, Nandurbar
Nationality  Indian
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Relations Eknath Khadse (Father-in-law)
Residence Muktai,
AP-Kothali, Tal-Muktainagar,
Dist.-Jalgaon, Maharashtra, Pin-425306
Profession Politician, Social Worker
Website http://www.rakshataikhadse.in
As of 28 February, 2015

Raksha Khadase (born 13 May 1987) is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Maharashtra. She is a member of the 16th Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) from the Raver constituency.

Personal life

Raksha Khadse is daughter-in-law of BJP leader Eknath Khadse. She is widow of his son Nikhil Khadse. [1]

Career

Celebration procession at Chinawal in Jalgaon district after Raksha Khadse and BJP's victory in Indian general election, 2014

Khadse was Sarpanch and later she was elected to Jalgaon Zila Parishad.[1] In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, she defeated Manishdada Jain of Nationalist Congress Party by margin of 318608 votes. She obtaining 605452 while Mr Jain received 287384 votes.[2]

At the age of 26, she along with Heena Gavit, became the youngest MP in the 16th Lok Sabha.[3]

She came from a wealthy family and seen in power all the time but she is very down to earth as compare to other her relatives. We can see her as next successor of Eknathrao Khadse.[citation needed]

References

  1. 1 2 "BJP changes Raver nominee". The Times of India. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Constituency-wise results for Lok Sabha Elections 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  3. ↑ "Youngest winners: Heena Gavit and Raksha Khadse". The Times of India. 2014-05-16.
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