Ruchi Veera

Ruchi Vira
MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly
In office
Sep 2014 – Mar 2017
Preceded byKunwar Bhartendra Singh
Succeeded bySuchi Chaudhary
ConstituencyBijnor
Personal details
Born (1961-09-02) 2 September 1961 (age 62)
Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyBahujan Samaj Party
Other political
affiliations
Samajwadi Party
SpouseMr. Udayan Vira
ChildrenSwati Vira
Residence(s)Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh
Alma materMahatama Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University
ProfessionPolitician

Ruchi Vira is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. She represents the Bijnor constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Ruchi Vira was born in Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh. She holds Bachelor of Arts degree from Mahatama Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University.[1]

Political career

Ruchi Vira has been a MLA for one term. She represents the Bijnor constituency and is a member of the Samajwadi Party. Vira was elected as MLA during the by-election after the sitting MLA Kunwar Bhartendra Singh got elected to 16th Lok Sabha.[1]

On 28 December 2015, Veera was suspended by the SP for anti-party activities. 4 others were expelled from the party.[5]

She lost her seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to Suchi Chaudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[6] Veera joined Bahujan Samaj Party.

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Posts Held

# From To Position Comments
01 2014 Mar-2017 Member, 16th Legislative Assembly

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Member Profile". myneta.info. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. ^ "All MLAs from Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Candidate affidavit" (PDF). myneta.info. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Re-Elected Members". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  5. ^ "SP suspends Bijnor MLA, expels 4 others | Lucknow News - Times of India".
  6. ^ "BIJNOR Election Result 2017, Winner, BIJNOR MLA, Uttar Pradesh".
  7. ^ "बसपा ने बिजनौर सीट पर पूर्व विधायक रूचि वीरा पर खेला दांव". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  8. ^ "In, out, in, SP's final Moradabad candidate says: 'No one can force leadership to give ticket'". The Indian Express. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  9. ^ "BSP fields Ruchi Veera from Aonla parliamentary seat | Bareilly News - Times of India".


Indian politician