Ruchi Vira is an Indian politician and current Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha from Moradabad. She is former member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. She represented the Bijnor constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.[1][2][3][4]

Ruchi Vira
Assumed office
2024
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024 (2024-06-04)
Preceded byS. T. Hasan
ConstituencyMoradabad
Majority1,05,762
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
Sep 2014 – Mar 2017
Preceded byKunwar Bhartendra Singh
Succeeded bySuchi Chaudhary
ConstituencyBijnor
Personal details
Born (1961-09-02) 2 September 1961 (age 63)
JP Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party Samajwadi Party
Other political
affiliations
Bahujan Samaj Party
RelationsKunwar Satya Vir Father in law
Residence(s)Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh
Alma materHindu College, Moradabad, Mahatama Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University

Early life and education

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Ruchi Vira was born in Hasanpur, Distt.-JP Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. She holds Bachelor of Arts degree from Mahatama Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University.[1] She is from Vaishya community.[5]

Political career

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Ruchi Vira won the 2024 General Election from 06- Moradabad Constituency of Uttar Pradesh on Samajwadi Party's Symbol. Ruchi Veera defeated BJP candidate Sarvesh Singh by about 1.05 lakh votes. She is considered close to SP leader Azam Khan. (Samajwadi Party fielded Ruchi Vira by cutting the ticket of Dr S. T. Hasan and the result was that Ruchi Vira won the election by 1.05 lakh votes.)

Ruchi Vira was Zila Panchayat Adhyaksh from 2005 to 2007. Ruchi Vira has been a MLA from Bijnor Sadar for one term in 2014-2017 . She represents the Bijnor constituency and is a member of the Samajwadi Party. Vira was elected as MLA during the by-election after the sitting MLA Kunwar Bhartendra Singh got elected to 16th Lok Sabha.[1]

She lost her seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to Suchi Chaudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[6] Veera joined Bahujan Samaj Party.

In 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election she lost the fight and Suchi from BJP won as candidate MLA Bijnor (Assembly constituency)[7]

In 2024 Lok Sabha Election Vira won as MP Moradabad Lok Sabha constituency.[8][9][10]

Posts Held

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# From To Position Party
01 2005 2007 Zila Panchayat Adhyaksh Samajwadi Party
02 2014 Mar-2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly Samajwadi Party
03 2024 2029 Member, 18th Loksabha Samajwadi Party

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Member Profile". myneta.info. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. ^ "All MLAs from Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Candidate affidavit" (PDF). myneta.info. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Re-Elected Members". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Samajwadi party win had role of MPs from OBC Dalit and Muslim". Economic Times. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  6. ^ "BIJNOR Election Result 2017, Winner, BIJNOR MLA, Uttar Pradesh".
  7. ^ "बसपा ने बिजनौर सीट पर पूर्व विधायक रूचि वीरा पर खेला दांव". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Moradabad Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2024". Bru Times News.
  9. ^ "BSP fields Ruchi Veera from Aonla parliamentary seat | Bareilly News - Times of India".
  10. ^ "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Moradabad". 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.