| Office | Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports |
|---|---|
| Term start | 11 June 2024 |
| Prime minister | Narendra Modi |
| Predecessor | Nisith Pramanik |
| Minister | Mansukh Mandaviya |
| Office 10 | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Term start 10 | 16 May 2014 |
| Constituency 10 | Raver |
| Predecessor 10 | Haribhau Jawale |
| Birth name | Priyanka Jagdish Patel [citation needed] |
| Birth date | 13 May 1987 (age 39) |
| Birth place | Khetia, Madhya Pradesh |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Nikhil Khadse (died 2013) |
| Relations | Eknath Khadse (father-in-law) |
| Profession | Politician |
| Country | India |
| Parliament | India |
| Source | http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4722 |
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.
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 Patil (Leva Patidar) agrarian community.
Political career
Khadse was elected as Sarpanch of Kothali 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
| Election | Year | Party | Constituency | Opponent | Result | Margin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loksabha | 2014 | Raver | Manish Jain | ||||||
| 2019 | Dr. Ulhas Patil | ||||||||
| 2024 | Shriram Patil | ||||||||
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
See also
References
- ^ "Raksha Nikhil Khadse". Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "BJP changes Raver nominee". The Times of India. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "32 newly elected under-35 MPs & what they intend to do for their constituencies". The Economic Times. 25 May 2014. Archived 20 July 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Constituency-wise results for Lok Sabha Elections 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- ^ "Youngest winners: Heena Gavit and Raksha Khadse". The Times of India. 2014-05-16.
- ^ "At 32, This Woman Is the Mother of Two And Two-time MP". Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ Chitnis, Purva (2024-06-09). "Who is Raksha Khadse? BJP's face from North Maharashtra inducted in Modi's council of ministers". ThePrint. Retrieved 2024-11-11.