Anuradha Choudhary (born 29 August 1960) is a politician in Uttar Pradesh, India. She has been a minister in Uttar Pradesh, and also a member of Lok Sabha. She started her career with Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal, joined Samajwadi Party in 2012 and joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2015. [2]
Anuradha Choudhary | |
|---|---|
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2002–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Pradeep Baliyan |
| Succeeded by | Paramjeet Malik |
| Constituency | Baghra |
| Minister of Public Works Department in Uttar Pradesh state | |
| In office 2002[1]–2004 | |
| Member of 14th Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Amir Alam Khan |
| Succeeded by | Begum Tabassum Hasan |
| Constituency | Kairana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1960 |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence | Muzaffarnagar |
| Source: [1] | |
Political life edit
In 2002 she was elected as the M.L.A. from Baghra and became the PWD minister in the state of Uttar Pradesh. In 2004 she was elected as the MP for Kairana on a Rashtriya Lok Dal ticket. She lost 2009 Lok Sabha election from Muzaffarnagar. [citation needed]
In January 2012 before the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, Anuradha quit the Rashtriya Lok Dal to join Samajwadi Party and was appointed the national general secretary of the party. She was stripped of the status of minister in UP after the party's big defeat in Lok Sabha polls in May 2014, whereupon she quit the party. [3]
In January 2015, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]
References edit
- ^ Yogesh Vajpeyi (25 October 2002). "The Telegraph – Calcutta : Nation". Telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2002. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Jat leader Anuradha joins BJP". Tribuneindia.com. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Anuradha Choudhary quits SP, blames it on Azam". The Indian Express. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.