Nauksham Chaudhary
Nauksham in 2019
Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
3 December 2023
Preceded byZahida Khan
ConstituencyKaman
Personal details
Born (1993-10-22) 22 October 1993
Paima Khera, Punahana, Haryana, India
Nationality Indian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Parent(s)Ram Singh Chaudhary (father)
Ranjita Kaur (Mother)
EducationB.A., M A. & Marketing communications
Alma materMiranda House
OccupationMLA
ProfessionFashion designer

Nauksham Chaudhary (born 22 October 1993) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is a Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the Kaman Assembly constituency. [1][2][3][4][5] She previously contested the Haryana Legislative Assembly elections from the Punhana Assembly constituency in 2019.[6]

Personal life

Nauksham Chaudhary was born into a Dalit Jatav family to Ram Kumar Chaudhary and Ranjit Kaur in Paima Khera, situated within the Nuh district of Haryana. Her father retired as a judge and follows Hinduism, while her mother, Ranjit Kaur, serves as a bureaucrat.[7] Additionally, she spent her younger years in Chandigarh and later resided in Delhi.[8][9]

She pursued her Bachelor's degree at Miranda House, Delhi University before undertaking her Masters in Modern Indian History. She also attained a Master's degree in Luxury Brand Management from Istituto Marangoni in Milan, Italy, followed by another Master's degree in Media and Communications from London, England.[10][11]

Political career

She joined Bharatiya Janata Party after returning to India and was nominated as a party candidate from the Punahana constituency in the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly elections but she lost to the Indian National Congress candidate, Mohammad Ilyas.[12][13][14] She is also a lead in pro-CAA campaign in Haryana.[15]

On 3 December 2023, She won the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections with a total voter turnout of 78646 votes, defeating the previous office holder and Rajasthan Minister of State, Zahida Khan.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "जानिए कौन है नौक्षम चौधरी, राजस्थान की मुस्लिम बहुल कामां से BJP की पसंद उम्मीदवार". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "कौन है खूबसूरत नौक्षम चाैधरी, बीजेपी ने कहां से चुनावी मैदान में उतारा". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ↑ भरतपुर, सतपाल सिंह (2 November 2023). "हरियाणा में चुनाव लड़ा तो हारीं, अब बीजेपी ने राजस्थान से दिया टिकट, कौन हैं नौक्षम चौधरी?". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kaman Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BJP's Nauksham wins Kaman with 78646 votes". India Today. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Nauksham(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KAMAN(BHARATPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Sethi, Chitleen K. (10 October 2019). "Milan to Mewat, Nauksham Chaudhary ditches fashion to help BJP win backward Haryana seat". ThePrint. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Sethi, Chitleen K. (10 October 2019). "Milan to Mewat, Nauksham Chaudhary ditches fashion to help BJP win backward Haryana seat". ThePrint. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Gupta, Poorvi (21 October 2019). "Nauksham Chaudhary, BJPs UK Returned Dalit Candidate from Punhana". SheThePeople TV. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Foreign return BJP candidate Nauksham trying to win Punhana voters' heart as 'Mewat's daughter'". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  10. ↑ Rao, Madhu (12 October 2019). "Seat watch Punhana: Nauksham Chaudhary to lock horns with Rahish Khan in Muslim-majority constituency". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "'Will set up girls-only schools, colleges in Mewat': Punhana (Nuh) BJP candidate". The Indian Express. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Hindu Dalit Nauksham Chaudhary is BJP's choice in Muslim-dominated Punhana assembly seat of Haryana". Hindustan Times. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "Nauksham(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- PUNHANA(MEWAT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  14. ↑ Panda, Sushmita (24 October 2019). "Punahana election results: Congress' Mohammed Ilyas won by 816 votes". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "From Milan to Mewat: BJP ropes in Nauksham Chaudhary to lead pro-CAA campaign in Haryana". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "Kaman Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BJP's Nauksham wins Kaman with 78646 votes". India Today. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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