Shikha Meel Barala

Shikha Meel Barala is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress. She has been serving as a Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, representing the Chomu Assembly constituency since 2023.

Medical career

After completing her MBBS from Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur in 2007, Meel pursued a postgraduate degree in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad. She further specialized in infertility treatment, test-tube baby technology, and laparoscopic surgery at the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Ahmedabad.
In 2014, she joined Barala Hospital and Research Centre in Chomu as a consultant gynaecologist. Over the years, she has provided medical services with a focus on women's health and maternity care.

Political career

Shikha Meel Barala began her political journey with the Indian National Congress. In the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, she contested from the Chomu Assembly constituency and defeated the incumbent Ram Lal Sharma to become the first woman MLA from the constituency. She assumed office on 15 December 2023.