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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Vijay Laxmi Gautam
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| image = Vijay Laxmi Gautam.jpg
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| office = [[Second Yogi Adityanath ministry#Minister of State|State Minister of Rural Development]]
| governor = [[Anandiben Patel]]
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| term_start = {{start date|df=yes|2022|03|25}}
| term_end =
| constituency1 = [[Salempur Assembly constituency|Salempur]]
| office1 = Member of the [[18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly|18th Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = March 2022
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Manbodh
| successor1 =
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| profession = [[Politician]]
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'''Vijay Laxmi Gautam''' is an Indian politician and [[Union Council of Ministers#Ministers of State|Minister of State]] in the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]<ref name="Minister"/> and a member of [[18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://upcmo.up.nic.in/state_minister.htm|title=Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Office, Lucknow|website= upcmo.up.nic.in}}</ref> She represents the [[Salempur Assembly constituency|Salempur]] constituency of Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="Minister2022"/> She is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="MLA election 2022"/><ref name="Minister2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur-city-yogi-adityanath-cabinet-2-0-vijay-lakshmi-gautam-latest-hindi-news-22570145.html|title=UP Govt 2022: Know who is Vijay Lakshmi Gautam who came into limelight as soon as she became MLA for the first time|publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]]|language=Hindi|access-date=2022-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/uttar-pradesh/news/suryapratap-shahi-and-vijay-laxmi-gautam-became-ministers-in-yogi-cabinet/articleshow/90447620.cms|title=Surya Pratap Shahi gets another chance in Yogi 2.0 government, Jayaprakash's card cut, Vijay Lakshmi Gautam becomes minister, only woman MLA in Gorakhpur division|publisher=Navbhart Times|language=Hindi|access-date=2022-03-25}}</ref>

==Political career==
Following the [[2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]],<ref name="MLA election 2022"/> she was elected as an MLA from the Salempur Assembly constituency, defeating Manbodh Prasad, the candidate from the [[Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party]] (SBSP), by the margin of 16,608 votes.<ref name="MLA election 2022">{{cite web|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMar2022/ConstituencywiseS24341.htm?ac=341|title=GEN ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MARCH-2022|publisher=results.eci.gov.in|access-date=2022-03-07}}</ref>

On 25 March 2022, the [[List of chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]], [[Yogi Adityanath]], appointed Vijay Laxmi Gautam as the Minister of Rural Development in [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh government]].<ref name="Minister">{{Cite news |date=2022-03-28|title=Uttar Pradesh: Ministries allotted to ministers of Yogi government, know who got which department, this is the complete list|url=https://www.timesnowhindi.com/india/article/portfolio-allocated-to-ministers-of-yogi-government/396132 |work=[[Times Now]] Hindi |language=hi}}</ref>

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[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
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[[Category:Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027]]
[[Category:Women members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Deoria district]]

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