Nauksham Chaudhary

Nauksham Chaudhary was born into a Scheduled caste family to Ram Kumar and Ranjit Kaur in Paima Khera, situated within the Nuh district of Haryana. Her father retired as a judge and follows Hinduism, while her mother, Ranjit Kaur, serves as a bureaucrat.^[7] Additionally, she spent her younger years in Chandigarh and later resided in Delhi.^[8][9]

She pursued her Bachelor's degree at Miranda House, Delhi University before undertaking her Masters in Modern Indian History. She also attained a Master's degree in Luxury Brand Management from Istituto Marangoni in Milan, Italy, followed by another Master's degree in Media and Communications from London, England.^[10][11]

She joined Bharatiya Janata Party after returning to India and was nominated as a party candidate from the Punahana constituency in the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly elections but she lost to the Indian National Congress candidate, Mohammad Ilyas.^[12][13][14] She is also leading pro-CAA campaign in Haryana.^[15]

On 3 December 2023, she won the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections with a total voter turnout of 78646 votes, defeating the previous office holder and Rajasthan Minister of State, Zahida Khan.^[16]