Rekha Verma (born 20 May 1973) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh, India. She is a National Vice President of the BJP from 2019. She was a two time Member of Parliament from Dhaurahra Lok Sabha constituency. She lost the

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Early life and education

Verma was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh to Devnarayan Katiyar and Urmila Katiyar. Her husband Arun Kumar Verma died in 2013 and she joined BJP. She studied till intermediate.

Career

Verma was elected to the

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, the lower house of the

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from Dhaurahra Seat,

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as a member of the

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in 2014 and 2019. In the

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, she polled 3,60,357 votes and defeated Daud of

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who got 2,34,682 votes. She won by a margin of 1,25,675 votes. In the

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, she polled 5,12,905 votes and defeated Arshad Ahmed Siddiqui of

by a margin of 1,60,611 votes. In the

, she lost to Anand Bhadauriya of Samajwadi Party by a narrow margin of 4,449 votes.

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
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