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	'''Geeta Shakya''' is an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician and a [[Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-11-02\|title=Union minister Puri, nine others elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-union-minister-puri-nine-others-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-from-uttar-pradesh-2853962\|access-date=2020-11-17\|website=DNA India\|language=en}}		'''Geeta Shakya''' also known as Geeta alias chandra prabha is an Indian politician and a [[Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-11-02\|title=Union minister Puri, nine others elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-union-minister-puri-nine-others-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-from-uttar-pradesh-2853962\|access-date=2020-11-17\|website=DNA India\|language=en}}
	</ref> She is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Shantanu\|first=Shashank\|date=2020-10-26\|title=BJP releases list of candidates for Rajya Sabha election, eyes 2022 UP assembly polls\|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-rajya-sabha-election-bjp-list-of-candidates-hardeep-singh-puri-brijlal-2022-up-assembly-polls-660061\|access-date=2020-10-27\|website=www.indiatvnews.com\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|others=Special Correspondent\|date=2020-10-27\|title=BJP announces eight candidates for 10 Rajya Sabha vacancies in Uttar Pradesh\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-announces-eight-candidates-for-10-rajya-sabha-vacancies-in-uttar-pradesh/article32948439.ece\|access-date=2020-10-27\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		</ref> She is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Shantanu\|first=Shashank\|date=2020-10-26\|title=BJP releases list of candidates for Rajya Sabha election, eyes 2022 UP assembly polls\|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-rajya-sabha-election-bjp-list-of-candidates-hardeep-singh-puri-brijlal-2022-up-assembly-polls-660061\|access-date=2020-10-27\|website=www.indiatvnews.com\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|others=Special Correspondent\|date=2020-10-27\|title=BJP announces eight candidates for 10 Rajya Sabha vacancies in Uttar Pradesh\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-announces-eight-candidates-for-10-rajya-sabha-vacancies-in-uttar-pradesh/article32948439.ece\|access-date=2020-10-27\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	She is a former district president of the BJP from [[Auraiya District\|Auraiya]] and a prominent leader among the [[Other backward classes\|OBC]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-10-27\|title=Rajya Sabha elections: Hardeep Singh Puri, Neeraj Shekhar among BJP candidates from UP\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajya-sabha-elections-hardeep-singh-puri-neeraj-shekhar-among-bjp-candidates-from-up-6888377/\|access-date=2020-10-27\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref> ~~She had unsuccessfully contested twice in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections from [[Bidhuna (Assembly constituency)\|Bidhuna]].~~		She is a former district president of the BJP from [[Auraiya District\|Auraiya]] and a prominent leader among the [[Other backward classes\|OBC]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-10-27\|title=Rajya Sabha elections: Hardeep Singh Puri, Neeraj Shekhar among BJP candidates from UP\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajya-sabha-elections-hardeep-singh-puri-neeraj-shekhar-among-bjp-candidates-from-up-6888377/\|access-date=2020-10-27\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref>

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	Geeta Shakya began her political career as Gram Pradhan from Shihuan Gram Panchayat in 2000~~. She joined the [[Samajwadi Party]] and unsuccessfully contested the byelections in 2009 from [[Bidhuna (Assembly constituency)\|Bidhuna]]~~.		Geeta Shakya began her political career as Gram Pradhan from Shihuan Gram Panchayat in 2000.

	Later she joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and became the district president of [[Auraiya District\|Auraiya]] for two years~~. In 2012 she again unsuccessfully contested elections~~.		Later she joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and became the district president of [[Auraiya District\|Auraiya]] for two years.

	She is considered a close aide of Deputy CM [[Keshav Prasad Maurya]]. She is prominent as a leader among the [[Other Backward Class]]es in the state.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Oct 26\|first=Pankaj Shah / TNN /\|last2=2020\|last3=Ist\|first3=23:23\|title=Union minister Puri, ex-top cop in BJP list for upper house {{!}} India News - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/union-minister-puri-ex-top-cop-in-bjp-list-for-upper-house/articleshow/78878878.cms\|access-date=2020-10-27}}</ref>		She is considered a close aide of Deputy CM [[Keshav Prasad Maurya]]. She is prominent as a leader among the [[Other Backward Class]]es in the state.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Oct 26\|first=Pankaj Shah / TNN /\|last2=2020\|last3=Ist\|first3=23:23\|title=Union minister Puri, ex-top cop in BJP list for upper house {{!}} India News - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/union-minister-puri-ex-top-cop-in-bjp-list-for-upper-house/articleshow/78878878.cms\|access-date=2020-10-27}}</ref>
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'''Geeta Shakya''' is an [[India]]n politician and a [[Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-02|title=Union minister Puri, nine others elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-union-minister-puri-nine-others-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-from-uttar-pradesh-2853962|access-date=2020-11-17|website=DNA India|language=en}}
</ref> She is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shantanu|first=Shashank|date=2020-10-26|title=BJP releases list of candidates for Rajya Sabha election, eyes 2022 UP assembly polls|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-rajya-sabha-election-bjp-list-of-candidates-hardeep-singh-puri-brijlal-2022-up-assembly-polls-660061|access-date=2020-10-27|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2020-10-27|title=BJP announces eight candidates for 10 Rajya Sabha vacancies in Uttar Pradesh|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-announces-eight-candidates-for-10-rajya-sabha-vacancies-in-uttar-pradesh/article32948439.ece|access-date=2020-10-27|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

She is a former district president of the BJP from [[Auraiya District|Auraiya]] and a prominent leader among the [[Other backward classes|OBC]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-27|title=Rajya Sabha elections: Hardeep Singh Puri, Neeraj Shekhar among BJP candidates from UP|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajya-sabha-elections-hardeep-singh-puri-neeraj-shekhar-among-bjp-candidates-from-up-6888377/|access-date=2020-10-27|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> She had unsuccessfully contested twice in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections from [[Bidhuna (Assembly constituency)|Bidhuna]].

==Personal life==

She began her career as a teacher and was a Principal from 2005 to 2010 and her husband has also been a Principal. She has two children, a son and a daughter. Her son is in the BSF's Engineering Corps and her daughter is married.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=राज्यसभा चुनाव: भाजपा प्रत्याशियों में गीता शाक्य का भी नाम, जानिए- क्या है उनका राजनीतिक प्रोफाइल|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-city-know-the-political-profile-of-bjp-up-rajya-sabha-candidate-geeta-shakya-from-auraiya-20961310.html|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Oct 26|first=Pankaj Shah / TNN /|last2=2020|last3=Ist|first3=23:23|title=Union minister Puri, ex-top cop in BJP list for upper house {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/union-minister-puri-ex-top-cop-in-bjp-list-for-upper-house/articleshow/78878878.cms|access-date=2020-10-27|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Political career==

Geeta Shakya began her political career as Gram Pradhan from Shihuan Gram Panchayat in 2000. She joined the [[Samajwadi Party]] and unsuccessfully contested the byelections in 2009 from [[Bidhuna (Assembly constituency)|Bidhuna]].

Later she joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and became the district president of [[Auraiya District|Auraiya]] for two years. In 2012 she again unsuccessfully contested elections.

She is considered a close aide of Deputy CM [[Keshav Prasad Maurya]]. She is prominent as a leader among the [[Other Backward Class]]es in the state.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Oct 26|first=Pankaj Shah / TNN /|last2=2020|last3=Ist|first3=23:23|title=Union minister Puri, ex-top cop in BJP list for upper house {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/union-minister-puri-ex-top-cop-in-bjp-list-for-upper-house/articleshow/78878878.cms|access-date=2020-10-27}}</ref>

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