Raksha Khadse
Indian politician
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Raksha Nikhil Khadse (born 13 May 1987) is a politician from Maharashtra and a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. She represents the Raver Loksabha seat in the lower house of the Indian parliament and is a Minister of State in the Government of India.
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Raksha Nikhil Khadse | |
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Khadse in 2024 | |
| Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Mansukh Mandaviya |
| Preceded by | Nisith Pramanik |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Haribhau Jawale |
| Constituency | Raver |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Priyanka Jagdish Patel [citation needed] 13 May 1987 |
| Party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Nikhil Khadse (died 2013) |
| Relations | Eknath Khadse (father-in-law) |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Politician |
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Personal life
Khadse was born in Khetia, Madhya Pradesh.[1] Raksha Khadse is the daughter-in-law of senior NCP leader of Maharashtra Eknath Khadse. She is the wife of late Nikhil Khadse.[1][2] She comes from the Leva Patel agrarian community.
Political career
Khadse was elected as Sarpanch of Kothadi village. Later she was elected to the Jalgaon Zila Parishad.[2] In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, she defeated Manish Jain of the Nationalist Congress Party by a margin of 318608 votes.[3] She obtaining 605452 while Jain received 287384 votes.[4] At the age of 26, she, along with Heena Gavit, became the youngest MP in the 16th Lok Sabha.[5]
She was re-elected in 2019 for a second term as MP of Raver Loksabha.[6] She has been named for a third time by the Bharatiya Janata Party as a candidate for the upcoming 2024 Indian general election.[7]
Electoral performance
Positions held
- 2010 to 2012 - Sarpanch of Kothali Grampanchayat.
- 2012 to 2014 - Member Zillah Parishad, Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
- 2012 to 2014 - Chairperson (Sabhapati) Health, Education & Sports Committee, Zillah Parishad, Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
- 2014 to present - Member of Parliament for Raver Loksabha constituency, Maharashtra.
- 2024 to present - Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India
