Dr. Pritam Gopinath Munde (born 17 February 1983) is a doctor and Indian politician who is the current

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in the Lok Sabha from

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. In 2014, she won with a margin of 6,96,321 votes - the highest ever in India's electoral history. She is the second daughter of former

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leader

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. In 2019 elections she emerged as victorious candidate by defeating Bajrang Sonwane of

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by margin of 1.68 lakh votes.

Early life

Pritam was born on 17 February 1983 to Central Cabinet Minister

and Pradnya Munde. She has one elder sister

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and younger sister Yashashari. She is a niece of

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, and a cousin to

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and

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. NCP leader

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is also her cousin. She married Gaurav Khade in 2009 and they have a son named Agastya Khade.

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
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