Raksha Nikhil Khadse (born 13 May 1987) is a politician from Maharashtra and of the

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. She represents the Raver Loksabha seat in the lower house of the

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and is a

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in the

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Personal life

Khadse was born in Khetia,

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. Raksha Khadse is the daughter-in-law of senior NCP leader of Maharashtra

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. She is the widow of his son Nikhil Khadse. She comes from the

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agrarian community.

Political career

Khadse was elected as

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of Kothadi village. Later she was elected to the Jalgaon Zila Parishad. In the

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, she defeated Manish Jain of the Nationalist Congress Party by a margin of 318608 votes. She obtaining 605452 while Jain received 287384 votes. At the age of 26, she, along with Heena Gavit, became the youngest MP in the

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. She was re-elected in 2019 for a second term as MP of Raver Loksabha. She has been named for a third time by the

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as a candidate for the upcoming

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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

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