Rashmi Varma | |
|---|---|
| Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 25 August 2014 – 09 January 2022 | |
| Constituency | Narkatiaganj |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | BJP |
| Residence | Bihar |
| Occupation | Politics |
Rashmi Varma is an Indian politician from BJP.[1] She has represented Narkatiaganj in the Bihar Legislative Assembly since 25 August 2014. She won the 2014 by-elections from Narkatiaganj of Bihar. She Was Former Mayor of Narkatiaganj. She won the 2020 elections from Narkatiaganj by defeating Vinay Verma contesting from INC.[2][3]
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.[4] 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[5][6]
References
- ↑ "BIHAR VIDHAN SABHA/Know your MLA". vidhansabha.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ↑ "Rashmi Varma bjp Candidate 2020 विधानसभा चुनाव परिणाम Narkatiaganj". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ↑ Live, A. B. P. "Bihar Elections 2020 Candidate | Rashmi Varma | Narkatiaganj". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ↑ "हिंदी खबर, Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर". Patrika News (in hindi). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "बिहार में नवनिर्वाचित BJP MLA रश्मि वर्मा से रंगदारी मांगने वाला युवक गिरफ्तार". Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ↑ "In Nitish's 'sushashan', BJP MLA asked to pay Rs 25 lakh as extortion sum". Deccan Herald. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.