Uddheshwari Paikra (born 1972) is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. She is an MLA from Samri Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes community, in Balrampur District. She won the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]
Early life and education
editPaikra is from Samri, Balrampur District, Chhattisgarh. She married Sidhnath Paikra, also a politician. She passed Class 12 in 1989 at the Government Higher Secondary School, Amarkantak, Shahdol. She is a member of the Balrampur Zilla Panchayat[2] and earlier worked as a petrol bunk operator.[3][4]
Career
editPaikra won from Samri Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election. She polled 83,483 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Vijay Paikra of Indian National Congress, by a margin of 13,943 votes.[5] She is one among the few elected MLAs who face criminal cases as per her affidavit with Election Commission of India.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Samri (ST) assembly election results 2023: Samri (ST) Winning Candidates List and Vote Share". India Today. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ PTI (2023-10-31). "Denied ticket, Chhattisgarh Congress MLA Chintamani Maharaj joins BJP". ThePrint. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Udhheshwari Paikra(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- SAMRI (ST)(BALRAMPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Denied Poll Ticket, Cong MLA Chintamani Maharaj Wants to Contest Against TS Singh Deo if BJP Picks Him". News18. 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Samri, Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: Samri में BJP ने INC कोहराया". आज तक (in Hindi). 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ PTI (2023-12-06). "17 of Chhattisgarh's newly elected 90 MLAs face criminal cases". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "17 out of 90 newly elected Chhattisgarh MLAs face criminal cases". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
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