Sanghmitra Maurya (born 3 January 1985) is an Indian politician senior bjp leader and a member of the 17th Lok Sabha. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, defeating senior Samajwadi Party leader Dharmendra Yadav.[1] She earlier contested in Mainpuri in 2014 as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party but lost to Mulayam Singh Yadav.[2][3]
Sanghmitra Maurya | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 23 May 2019 – 24 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dharmendra Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Aditya Yadav |
| Constituency | Badaun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1985 Allahbad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata party |
| Other political affiliations | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Spouse |
Naval Kishore Shakya
(div. 2021) |
| Children | 1 son |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | ERA's Lucknow Medical College, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University (M.B.B.S.) |
| Profession | Politician |
| Source: [1] | |
The BJP party did not give Sanghmitra Maurya a ticket for the 2024 Indian general election because of her father's feud with the party. Party selected Durvijay Singh Shakya who is current president of Budaun Braj Region.[4]
Personal life
editMaurya was born on 3 January 1985 in Allahabad city in Uttar Pradesh to politicians Swami Prasad Maurya and Shiva Maurya. She is a practitioner of Buddhism.[5] Her family converted to Buddhism from Hinduism.[6] She did her M.B.B.S in 2010 from ERA's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow, then under Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University.[7][8] Her husband, Dr. Naval Kishore Shakya is a Cancer Surgeon and owner of Lakshaya Cancer Hospital Lucknow who joined Samajwadi Party in 2018.[9] They have a son.[7] Due to irrevocable differences, Maurya filed for divorce on 21 December 2017 in Lucknow and she was granted a divorce on 19 January 2021.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Badaun Election Result 2019: BJP's Dr Sanghmitra Maurya likely to win with a lead of almost 30000 votes". Times Now. 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ Tripathi, Ashish (20 April 2014). "Dhritrashtra Syndrome' dominates phase III in UP". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "In UP elections 2017, spotlight to fall on these eight daughters". India Today. 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Durvijay Singh Shakya, the regional president of the BJP, is running from Badaun". Bru Times News.
- ^ Awasthi, Puja (15 June 2019). "Sanghmitra Maurya: Prescription for change in Badaun". The Week. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ Varagur, Krithika (11 April 2018). "Converting to Buddhism as a Form of Political Protest". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Sanghmitra Maurya(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- MAINPURI(UTTAR PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Another blow for BJP in Uttar Pradesh, State minister Swami Prasad Maurya's son-in-law joins SP". The Indian Express. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "उत्तर प्रदेश: स्वामी प्रसाद मौर्य की बेटी और बदायूं सांसद संघमित्रा मौर्या ने पति से लिया तलाक". TV9 Hindi (in Hindi). 2 March 2021. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2021.