Sanghmitra Maurya

Politician, Doctor

Indian Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Capricorn 165 cm (5' 5")

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician, Doctor
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth03/01/1985
Age41 years
BirthplaceAllahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Zodiac SignCapricorn

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Bio/Wiki

Famous forBeing the daughter of the Indian politician Swami Prasad Maurya and serving as a Member of Parliament from Badaun constituency

Physical Stats & More

Height165 cm (5' 5")
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

College/UniversityERA's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow; Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University
Educational QualificationM.B.B.S.

Personal Life

Practising Buddhist
Worked as a medical professional at the district hospital in Pratapgarh, accepting a token salary of Rs. 100 and donating the rest to the hospital's fund for poor patients

Relationships & More

Marital StatusDivorced
Marriage Date2010
Divorce Date19/01/2021

Family

FatherSwami Prasad Maurya (an Indian politician and a member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India)
MotherShiva Maurya
SiblingsUtkrist Maurya
SpouseDr. Naval Kishore Shakya (m.2010- div. 19/01/2021) (Doctor & Politician)
ChildrenSamrajya

Career

Politics
Political Party
  • Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
  • Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey
  • Contesting the Zila Panchayat elections from Etah in Uttar Pradesh (2010)
  • Joined the Bahujan Samaj Party (2012)
  • Contested the 2012 election from Kasganj and lost
  • Contested from the Mainpuri constituency (as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party) but lost to Mulayam Singh Yadav (2014)
  • Resigned from the Bahujan Samaj Party (2016)
  • Joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (2016)
  • Contested the Indian general election (on BJP ticket) from the Badaun constituency and defeated the senior Samajwadi Party leader Dharmendra Yadav (Mulayam Singh Yadav’s nephew) (2019)
  • Became the member of the 17th Lok Sabha
  • Contested the Zila Panchayat elections from Etah in Uttar Pradesh (2010)
  • Managed BJP's Parivartan Yatra in five districts
  • Prominent face in BJP's women cell
  • Asked 86 questions in Parliament during her term
  • Participated in 57 debates in Parliament
Political PhilosophyTo give voice to the poorest, the most marginalised and the most backward; priorities include securing a better medical college, improved rail and road connectivity, and avenues for girls' education in Badaun constituency
Lok Sabha Tenure17th Lok Sabha, 23 May 2019 to 24 June 2024
2024 ElectionNot given the BJP ticket for Badaun in the 2024 Lok Sabha election; the seat went to Samajwadi Party's Aditya Yadav

Favourites

BeverageTea
GameLudo
SportBadminton
ColourWhite
Political InfluencesKanshi Ram and Sushma Swaraj

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Sanghmitra Maurya is an Indian politician and doctor.
2. She represents Badaun, Uttar Pradesh in the 17th Lok Sabha.
3. Sanghmitra was born 14 years into her parents' marriage.
4. She was brought up in Lucknow in a politically involved family.
5. In 2010, Sanghmitra ran for the Zila Panchayat elections in Etah, Uttar Pradesh.
6. On December 21, 2017, she filed for divorce from her husband citing irreconcilable differences.
7. Their divorce was finalized on January 19, 2021.
8. Her father Swami Prasad Maurya was a trusted lieutenant of BSP chief Mayawati before switching to BJP in 2016.
9. She won the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Badaun by a margin of 18,384 votes.

Also born on 3 January

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