Parmila Tokas is an Indian politician and is member of the

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and

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. She is a member of the

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and represents R K Puram (Assembly constituency) of Delhi.

Early life and education

Parmila Tokas was born in Dhansa village in Delhi. Her highest attained educational qualification is HSC from Government Sarvodaya Girls Senior Secondary School, Dhansa. Tokas is a businessperson by profession. In 2013, her husband Dheeraj Kumar Tokas had contest from the same constituency but lost the election.

Political career

Parmila Tokas is a member of the

. Her term as MLA in the

is her first term. She defeated

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by a margin of 19,068 votes in the

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s. She represents R K Puram (Assembly constituency) of Delhi. On 22 December 2015, a complaint was filed by a

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worker against Tokas and her husband for an alleged assault against the worker in which several members of the AAP's women's wing took part.

MLA

From 2015 she was Member,

Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)

Since 2020, she is an elected member of the

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. ; Committee assignments of Delhi Legislative Assembly * Member (2022-2023), Committee on Government Undertakings

Electoral performance

References

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Early life and education

Political career

MLA

Member of Legislative Assembly (2020 - present)

See also

Electoral performance

References