Raksha Khadse


Raksha Nikhil Khadse is a politician from Maharashtra and a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. She represents the Raver Loksabha seat in the lower house of the Indian parliament and is a Minister of State in the Government of India.

Personal life

Khadse was born in Khetia, Madhya Pradesh. Raksha Khadse is the daughter-in-law of senior NCP leader of Maharashtra Eknath Khadse. She is the widow of his son Nikhil Khadse. She comes from the Leva Patel agrarian community.

Political career

Khadse was elected as Sarpanch of Kothadi village. Later she was elected to the Jalgaon Zila Parishad. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, she defeated Manish Jain of the Nationalist Congress Party by a margin of 318608 votes. She obtaining 605452 while Jain received 287384 votes. At the age of 26, she, along with Heena Gavit, became the youngest MP in the 16th Lok Sabha.
She was re-elected in 2019 for a second term as MP of Raver Loksabha. She has been named for a third time by the Bharatiya Janata Party as a candidate for the upcoming 2024 Indian general election.

Positions held