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'''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, Chhattisgarh|Balrampur District]]. She won the [[2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election]] representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samri (ST) assembly election results 2023: Samri (ST) Winning Candidates List and Vote Share |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/chhattisgarh/samri-st-assembly-result-26008 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Paikra is from [[Samri Assembly constituency|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<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2023-10-31 |title=Denied ticket, Chhattisgarh Congress MLA Chintamani Maharaj joins BJP |url=https://theprint.in/india/denied-ticket-chhattisgarh-congress-mla-chintamani-maharaj-joins-bjp/1825959/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> and earlier worked as a petrol bunk operator.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Udhheshwari Paikra(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- SAMRI (ST)(BALRAMPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/Chhattisgarh2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=523 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=myneta.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-22 |title=Denied Poll Ticket, Cong MLA Chintamani Maharaj Wants to Contest Against TS Singh Deo if BJP Picks Him |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/denied-poll-ticket-cong-mla-chintamani-maharaj-wants-to-contest-against-ts-singh-deo-if-bjp-picks-him-8629475.html |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Paikra 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Samri, Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: Samri में BJP ने INC कोहराया |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/story/samri-chhattisgarh-assembly-election-results-2023-live-1830595-2023-12-03 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref> She is one among the few elected MLAs who face criminal cases as per her affidavit with Election Commission of India.<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2023-12-06 |title=17 of Chhattisgarh’s newly elected 90 MLAs face criminal cases |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/chhattisgarh-assembly/17-of-chhattisgarhs-newly-elected-90-mlas-face-criminal-cases/article67610469.ece |access-date=2024-10-23 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=17 out of 90 newly elected Chhattisgarh MLAs face criminal cases |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/chhattisgarh/17-out-of-90-newly-elected-chhattisgarh-mlas-face-criminal-cases-2799563 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1972 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Chhattisgarh]]<br />
[[Category:Chhattisgarh MLAs 2023–2028]]<br />
[[Category:People from Balrampur district, Chhattisgarh]]<br />
[[Category:Women members of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]</div>Gaurav