Vimla Batham
Vimla Batham विमला बाथम | |
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President, U. P. State Commission for Women | |
Assumed office 3 August 2018 | |
Member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh | |
In office 17 September 2014 – 10 March 2017 | |
Preceded by | Mahesh Sharma |
Succeeded by | Pankaj Singh |
Constituency | Noida |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India[1] | 6 December 1951
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party[1] |
Residence | Noida |
Alma mater | Kanpur University, Bareilly College & Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University[2] |
Profession | Businessperson & politician |
Website | vimlabatham |
Vimla Batham (Hindi: विमला बाथम) is an Indian businesswoman, politician and the current president of the Uttar Pradesh State Commission for Women. She was member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.[1][2] She represented the Noida constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.[3][4]
Early life and education[edit]
Vimla Batham was born at Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh in a traditional Vaish business family. She attended GF college at Shahjahanpur for Graduation & was able to cajole her brothers & father to allow her to pursue post-graduation (MA in Hindi lit.) from Bareilly. She had an arranged marriage with Roop Narayan Batham of Kanpur & moved to Delhi. Here, she was a homemaker & did her second MA (in Fine Arts). A few years down the line, the young couple decided to turn entrepreneurs. As Roop Batham was in a Govt. job, the responsibility of running the business fell on Vimla. They set up a Printing Press at sector 6, Noida in 1981, publishing Art Journals & doing small print jobs. Gradually, she bought big sized printing machines for printing cartons. Gradually, she forayed into the corrugated carton industry, setting up units at sector 80 & sector 58, Noida.
Political career[edit]
Vimla Batham was MLA for a past term. She represented the Noida constituency and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. She was elected in the by-election which she won by a huge margin of almost 60,000 votes, cornering 63.5% of the total votes polled. This by-election was held when Mahesh Sharma vacated the seat after winning the 15th Lok Sabha elections.[1][2] Before being named as the candidate for Noida-61 constituency, she has held many important posts at the district & State levels in the BJP organization.
Posts held[edit]
# | From | To | Position | Comments |
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01 | 2014 | 2017 | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly |
See also[edit]
- Noida (Assembly constituency)
- Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Member Profile". U.P. Legislative Assembly website. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Results". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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