Raksha Khadse

Raksha Nikhil Khadse (born 13 May 1987) 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.

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 wife of late Nikhil Khadse. She comes from the Leva Patel agrarian community.

President Droupadi Murmu administering the oath as Cabinet Minister to Raksha

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.

• 2010 to 2012 - Sarpanch of Kothali Grampanchayat.

• 2012 to 2014 - Member Zillah Parishad, Jalgaon, Maharashtra.

• 2012 to 2014 - Chairperson (Sabhapati) Health, Education & Sports Committee, Zillah Parishad, Jalgaon, Maharashtra.

• 2014 to present - Member of Parliament for Raver Loksabha constituency, Maharashtra.

• 2024 to present - Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India

• Third Modi ministry

• Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website