Rashmi Varma
Rashmi Varma | |
|---|---|
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| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Vinay Varma |
| Constituency | Narkatiaganj |
| In office 2014–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Satish Chandra Dubey |
| Succeeded by | Vinay Varma |
| Constituency | Narkatiaganj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1967[1] |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Rashmi Varma is an Indian politician from Bihar. She represented the BJP[2] in the Narkatiaganj in the Bihar Legislative Assembly since 25 August 2014. She won the 2014 by-elections from Narkatiaganj in Paschim Champaran district of Bihar. She was former Mayor of Narkatiaganj. She won the 2020 elections from Narkatiaganj by defeating Vinay Verma contesting from INC.[3][4]
Early life
[edit]Varma is from Narkatiaganj, Paschim Champaran district, Bihar. She was married to the late Alok Prasad Verma. She completed her B.A. in philosophy in 1988 at Miranda House which is affiliated with the Delhi University, Delhi.[5]
Career
[edit]Varma was first elected as an MLA from the Narkatiaganj Assembly constituency in the 2014 by election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. She defeated her nearest rival Fakhruddin Khan of the Congress by a margin of 15,742 votes. The seat fell vacant after sitting MLA Satish Chandra Dubey of the BJP was elected as an MP in the 2014 Indian general election from Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency.[6] In the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election she was denied a ticket by the BJP and she contested as an independent candidate and polled 41,151 votes but could only finish third.[7] Vinay Varma of the Indian National Congress won by a margin of 16,061 votes and defeated second placed Renu Devi of the BJP.[6]
She regained the Narkatiaganj seat for the BJP in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, this time defeating the Congress candidate Vinay Varma by a margin of 21,134 votes.[8][9]
Threats and controversy
[edit]Varma was threatened to not contest the elections through a letter outside her house. It was pointed out that her children won't be safe if she would contest the election.[10] 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.[11][12]
In January 2022, she submitted her resignation to the speaker of the house. It was speculated that the reason was her brother Roy Anup Prasad's arrest, following the alleged paper leak case of the Uttar Pradesh Teachers Eligibility Test (UPTET).[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "बिहार विधान सभा सचिवालय - सप्तदश बिहार विधान सभा मे माननीय सदस्यों की जन्म तिथि एवं टर्मवार सूची" (PDF). Bihar Vidhan Sabha (in Hindi). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2023.
- ^ "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 Hindi). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Bihar Elections 2020 Candidate | Rashmi Varma | Narkatiaganj". news.abplive.com. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Rashmi Varma(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- NARKATIAGANJ(PASCHIM CHAMPARAN) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Narkatiaganj Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Rashmi Varma of BJP Wins". News18. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ a b Mishra, Ramashankar (9 January 2022). "Bihar BJP MLA Rashmi Verma resigns citing personal reasons". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Narkatiaganj Election Results 2020 | Bihar Election Results | Elections 2020". ndtv.com. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Narkatiaganj Bihar Election 2020 Final Results LIVE:BJP Candidate RASHMI VARMA wins from Narkatiaganj, Bihar". news.abplive.com. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "हिंदी खबर, Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "बिहार में नवनिर्वाचित BJP MLA रश्मि वर्मा से रंगदारी मांगने वाला युवक गिरफ्तार". Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News (in Hindi). 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.