Asha Maurya
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2022
Preceded byNarendra Singh Verma
ConstituencyMahmoodabad
Personal details
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party

Asha Maurya is an Indian politician. She was elected to Mahmoodabad in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]

Political career

Maurya became the first women Member of Legislative Assembly from Mahmoodabad Assembly constituency of Uttar Pradesh by defeating six time MLA, Nagendra Singh Verma, who also served as cabinet minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh. In 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, Maurya secured victory over Verma by a margin of 5689 votes.[3] Prior to this, in 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, she was defeated by Verma by a margin of 1906 votes, yet, Bhartiya Janata Party decided to make her a candidate for the second time from Mahmoodabad for 2022 elections.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Election Results 2022". NDTV. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "ALL WINNERS LIST UTTAR PRADESH ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2022". News18. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "छह बार के विधायक को 5689 मतों से मिली मात:महमूदाबाद की पहली महिला विधायक बनीं आशा मौर्या". bhaskar.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "महमूदाबाद में भाजपा से आशा मौर्या लड़ेंगी चुनाव:पार्टी ने दूसरी बार बनाया प्रत्याशी, पिछले चुनाव में मामूली अंतर से मिली थी हार". Bhaskar.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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