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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | | party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | ||
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| alma_mater = [[Himachal Pradesh University]]<ref>https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/indu-bala-goswami</ref> | | alma_mater = [[Himachal Pradesh University]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/indu-bala-goswami|title = Indu Bala Goswami| National Portal of India}}</ref> | ||
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'''Indu Bala Goswami''' is an | '''Indu Bala Goswami''' is an Indian politician and the state President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) of Himachal Pradesh. She was<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2026-03-06 |title=Congress fields Anurag Sharma for lone Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/himachal-pradesh/congress-fields-anurag-sharma-for-lone-rajya-sabha-seat-in-himachal-pradesh/article70707907.ece |access-date=2026-03-19 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> a [[Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Indian Parliament]], from [[Himachal Pradesh]]. She was formerly chairperson of the State Women Commission Himachal Pradesh and State Social Welfare Board Himachal Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/himachal-bjp-indu-bala-goswami-elected-to-rajya-sabha-6321430/ | title=Himachal: BJP's Indu Bala Goswami elected to Rajya Sabha | publisher=The Indian Express | date=19 March 2020 | accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/indu-goswami-bjps-nominee-for-rs-seat-54437 | title=Indu Goswami BJP's nominee for RS seat | publisher=The Tribune | work=Bhanu P Lohumi | date=15 March 2020 | accessdate=15 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sharad-pawar-harivansh-among-several-candidates-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha/articleshow/74693529.cms | title=Sharad Pawar, Harivansh among several candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=18 March 2020 | accessdate=18 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-indu-goswami-elected-to-rajya-sabha-from-himachal-pradesh-1657031-2020-03-18 | title=BJP's Indu Goswami elected to Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh | publisher=India Today | date=18 March 2020 | accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref> | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
Indu Goswami joined the BJP in 1988, | Indu Goswami joined the BJP in 1988, and worked for the party throughout the 1990s, including with future Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] in the late 1980s as the vice-president of the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]], the youth wing of the BJP. | ||
Goswami | Goswami unsuccessfully contested the [[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Palampur, Himachal Pradesh|Palampur]] against Congress’ [[Ashish Butail]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/himachal-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017/himachal-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017-bjps-first-woman-candidate-indu-goswami-aims-at-breaking-trends/918100/ |title= Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections 2017: BJP's first woman candidate, Indu Goswami aims at breaking trends|website=Financial Express}}</ref> | ||
In 2020 she was elected unopposed to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Himachal Pradesh]] on [[BJP]] ticket. | In 2020, she was elected unopposed to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Himachal Pradesh]] on the [[BJP]] ticket.<ref name="Indu Goswami is BJP’s Rajya Sabha nominee from Himachal Pradesh">{{cite news |last1=Hindustan Times |title=Indu Goswami is BJP’s Rajya Sabha nominee from Himachal Pradesh |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/indu-goswami-is-bjp-s-rajya-sabha-nominee-from-himachal-pradesh/story-joJa5TdItCYGqGwTsdWhRK.html |access-date=6 May 2024 |date=12 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506170401/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/indu-goswami-is-bjp-s-rajya-sabha-nominee-from-himachal-pradesh/story-joJa5TdItCYGqGwTsdWhRK.html |archive-date=6 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Himachal Pradesh]] | [[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Himachal Pradesh]] | ||
[[Category:1967 births]] | [[Category:1967 births]] | ||
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[[Category:Women in Himachal Pradesh politics]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:16, 19 March 2026
Indu Goswami | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 22 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Viplove Thakur |
| Constituency | Himachal Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1967 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Himachal Pradesh University[1] |
Indu Bala Goswami is an Indian politician and the state President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Himachal Pradesh. She was[2] a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, from Himachal Pradesh. She was formerly chairperson of the State Women Commission Himachal Pradesh and State Social Welfare Board Himachal Pradesh.[3][4][5][6]
Political career[edit | edit source]
Indu Goswami joined the BJP in 1988, and worked for the party throughout the 1990s, including with future Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the late 1980s as the vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of the BJP.
Goswami unsuccessfully contested the 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Palampur against Congress’ Ashish Butail.[7]
In 2020, she was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh on the BJP ticket.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Indu Bala Goswami| National Portal of India".
- ↑ Bureau, The Hindu (6 March 2026). "Congress fields Anurag Sharma for lone Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Himachal: BJP's Indu Bala Goswami elected to Rajya Sabha". The Indian Express. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ↑ "Indu Goswami BJP's nominee for RS seat". Bhanu P Lohumi. The Tribune. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ↑ "Sharad Pawar, Harivansh among several candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha". The Times of India. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ↑ "BJP's Indu Goswami elected to Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh". India Today. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ↑ "Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections 2017: BJP's first woman candidate, Indu Goswami aims at breaking trends". Financial Express.
- ↑ Hindustan Times (12 March 2020). "Indu Goswami is BJP's Rajya Sabha nominee from Himachal Pradesh". Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.