Rekha Arya

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rekha Arya
| image = Rekha Arya.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|12|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Almora]], [[Uttarakhand]], India
| office1 = Minister of the Woman and Child Welfare, [[Government of Uttarakhand]]
| term_start1 = 18 March 2017
| office2 = [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|Member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 25 July 2014
| constituency2 = [[Someshwar (Uttarakhand)|Someshwar]]
| predecessor2 =[[Ajay Tamta]]
| successor =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| residence =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| spouse = Girdharilal Sahu
| children =
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'''Rekha Arya''' (born 15 December 1978) is an Indian politician from [[Uttarakhand]]. She is an MLA representing [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<ref>{{cite news |date=12 September 2017 |title=Rekha Arya pedals to raise awareness on skewed sex ration in state |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/rekha-arya-pedals-to-raise-awareness-on-skewed-sex-ration-in-state/articleshow/60466915.cms |accessdate=13 January 2018 |newspaper=Times of India}}</ref> from [[Someshwar Assembly constituency]], which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community, in [[Almora district|Almora District]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Someshwar, Uttarakhand Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: BJP's Rekha Arya with 25498 defeats INC's Rajendra Lal |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/someshwar-uttarakhand-assembly-election-results-2022-live-updates-1923010-2022-03-09 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> She is also the cabinet minister for Women and Child Welfare in the [[Government of Uttarakhand]].

== Early life and education ==
Arya is from [[Someshwar, Uttarakhand|Someshwar]], Almora District, Uttarakhand. She married Girdhari Lal Sahu. She completed her M.Com. at [[Kumaun University|Kumaon University]], Nainital and also did her B.Ed. at the same university in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rekha Arya(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- SOMESHWAR (SC)(ALMORA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/uttarakhand2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=273 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
She won from [[Someshwar Assembly constituency]] representing Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election. She polled 26,161 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Rajendra Barakoti of [[Indian National Congress]], by a margin of 5,293 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Someshwar Assembly Elections |url=https://www.oneindia.com/someshwar-assembly-elections-uk-51/ |website=www.oneindia.com}}</ref> Earlier, she became an MLA for the first time winning the 2014 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly bye election and retained the seat in the [[2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election]]. defeating the same candidate, Barakoti of INC, by a narrow margin of 710 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Someshwar Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Rekha Arya of BJP wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/someshwar-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-4853852.html |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> In the 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election she lost an independent candidate from the same Someshwar constituency.to [[Ajay Tamta]].

== Electoral performance ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Election !! Constituency !! colspan="2"|Party !! Result !! Votes % !! Opposition Candidate !! colspan="2"|Opposition Party !! Opposition vote %|| Ref
|-
|[[2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2022]]||[[Someshwar Assembly constituency|Someshwar]]||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||{{Won}}||52.09%||Rajendra Barakoti||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||41.55%||<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand|title=Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2022 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20) |url=https://election.uk.gov.in/CEO-Website/VidhanSabha2022/Form20/form20_2022.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615102703/https://election.uk.gov.in/CEO-Website/VidhanSabha2022/Form20/form20_2022.htm|archive-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2017]]||[[Someshwar Assembly constituency|Someshwar]]||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||{{Won}}||47.23%||Rajendra Barakoti||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||45.69%||<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand|title=Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2017 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20) |url=https://election.uk.gov.in/CEO-Website/VidhanSabha2017/Form_20/form20_2017.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630093109/https://election.uk.gov.in/CEO-Website/VidhanSabha2017/Form_20/form20_2017.htm|archive-date=30 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[2014 elections in India#Uttarakhand|2014 By-election]]||[[Someshwar Assembly constituency|Someshwar]]||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||{{Won}}||61.14%||Mohan Ram Arya||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||34.71%||0
|-
|[[2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|2012]]||[[Someshwar Assembly constituency|Someshwar]]||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||{{Lost}}||33.29%||[[Ajay Tamta]]||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||39.43%||<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand|title=Uttarakhand State General Assembly Elections 2012 - AC-Wise Detailed Result (Form-20) |url=https://election.uk.gov.in/Vidhan_sabha2012/form20_2012_PDF/form20_2012.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929115647/https://election.uk.gov.in/Vidhan_sabha2012/form20_2012_PDF/form20_2012.htm|archive-date=29 September 2022}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arya, Rekha}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Uttarakhand MLAs 2022–2027]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Uttarakhand MLAs 2017–2022]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:People from Almora district]]
[[Category:Uttarakhand MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:Women members of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]

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