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{{short description|Indian Politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rashmi Varma
| image =
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| residence = Bihar
| death_date =
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| office1 = [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
|term_start1 = 25 August 2014
|term_end1 = 09 January 2022
| constituency1 = [[Narkatiaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Narkatiaganj]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| occupation = Politics
}}
'''Rashmi Varma''' is an Indian politician from [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=BIHAR VIDHAN SABHA/Know your MLA|url=http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/Knowyourmla.html|access-date=2020-12-09|website=vidhansabha.bih.nic.in}}</ref> She has represented [[Narkatiaganj]] in the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] since 25 August 2014. She won the 2014 by-elections from [[Narkatiaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Narkatiaganj]] of Bihar. She Was Former Mayor of Narkatiaganj. She won the 2020 elections from [[Narkatiaganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Narkatiaganj]] by defeating [[Vinay Verma]] contesting from [[Indian National Congress|INC]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rashmi Varma bjp Candidate 2020 विधानसभा चुनाव परिणाम Narkatiaganj|url=https://www.amarujala.com/election/vidhan-sabha-elections/bihar/candidates/rashmi-varma-bjp-2020-narkatiaganj-3-bihar|access-date=2020-12-09|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Live|first=A. B. P.|title=Bihar Elections 2020 Candidate {{!}} Rashmi Varma {{!}} Narkatiaganj|url=https://news.abplive.com/bihar-elections-candidate/rashmi-varma-12639.html|access-date=2020-12-09|website=news.abplive.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Threats and controversy ==
Varma was threatened to not contest the elections through a letter outside her house. It was pointed that her children won't be safe if she would contest the election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=हिंदी खबर, Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर|url=https://www.patrika.com/state-news/bihar-election-life-threat-to-bjp-mla-rashmi-verma-if-she-contests-as-indepndent-1337923/|access-date=2020-12-09|website=Patrika News|language=hindi}}</ref> Rashmi Varma, right after being elected, was threatened via a phone call to be killed if she won't pay a ransom of INR 25,00,000 for her own life. However, the person threatening was arrested with the help of local police and administration<ref>{{Cite web|title=बिहार में नवनिर्वाचित BJP MLA रश्मि वर्मा से रंगदारी मांगने वाला युवक गिरफ्तार|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/champaran-west/bihar-crime-latest-news-update-newly-elected-bjp-mla-rashmi-varma-from-narkatiyaganj-seat-threatened-for-life-after-not-giving-25-lakh-extortion-money-smb|access-date=2020-12-09|website=Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-22|title=In Nitish’s ‘sushashan’, BJP MLA asked to pay Rs 25 lakh as extortion sum|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/in-nitish-s-sushashan-bjp-mla-asked-to-pay-rs-25-lakh-as-extortion-sum-918639.html|access-date=2020-12-09|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:People from West Champaran district]]
[[Category:Women members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2010–2015]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Bihar]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2020–2025]]

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