Vijayalaxmi Sadho

Dr Vijaylaxmi Sadho (born 13 November 1959) is an Indian social worker, politician and a former member of parliament (Rajya Sabha) elected from Madhya Pradesh, India being an Indian National Congress candidate.[1] Sadho represents Maheshwar in the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.[2] She took oath as a cabinet minister of new MP government on 25 December 2018.[3]

Dr Vijaylaxmi Sadho
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh
Assumed office
11 December 2018
Preceded byRajkumar Mev
MP of Rajya Sabha for Madhya Pradesh
In office
30 June 2010 – 29 June 2016
Succeeded byVivek Tankha
ConstituencyMadhya Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1959-11-13) 13 November 1959
Mandleshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Residence7, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Mandleshwar, Tehsil Maheshwar, Distt. – West Khargone, Nimar – 451221
Alma materGandhi Medical College, Bhopal
ProfessionSocial worker, politician

Early life and education

Sadho was born on 13 November 1959 in Mandleshwar in Khargone district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. She is a graduate of Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal in M.B.B.S..[1]

Career

Sadho was General secretary of Indian Youth Congress, Madhya Pradesh from 1985 to 1992. She served as a member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1985 to 1989. She has been a member of Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Women and Child Welfare and Committee on the Welfare for SC, ST and Other Backward Classes. From 1989 to 1990, she served as a parliamentary secretary. She was a member of Department of Public Health and Family Welfare and Department of Jails, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh from 1993 to 1998.

She was elected to Rajya Sabha in April 2010. She served as a member of Committee on Health and Family Welfare, Select Committee to the Prevention of Torture Bill, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Rural Development, Committee on Health and Family Welfare and Central Supervisory Board.[1]

References
  1. "WebPage of Dr. Vijayalaxmi Sadho Member of Parliament (RAJYA SABHA)". Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20181213110645/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/maheshwar-election-result-2018-live-updates-candidate-list-winner-mla-leading-trailing-margin-1968733.html
  3. PTI (25 December 2018). "Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath expands Cabinet, inducts 28 ministers". Mint. Retrieved 27 December 2018.


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