Ruchi Vira is an Indian politician and current

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from

Moradabad Moradabad () is a city, commissionary and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Moradabad is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, at a distance of from the national capital, New Delhi and 344 ...

. She is former member of the

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of India. She represented the

Bijnor Bijnor is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

and is a member of the

Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; translation: ''Socialist Party'', founded 4 October 1992) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India, headquartered in New Delhi but mainly based in Uttar Pradesh, with significant presence in other states as w ...

Early life and education

Ruchi Vira was born in Hasanpur, Distt.-JP Nagar,

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. She holds

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degree from Mahatama Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University. She is from

Vaishya Vaishya (Sanskrit: वैश्य, ''vaiśya'') is one of the four Varna (Hinduism), varnas of the Hinduism, Hindu social order in India. Vaishyas are classed third in the order of caste hierarchy. The occupation of Vaishyas consists mainly ...

community.

Political career

Ruchi Vira win the 2024 General Election from 06- Moradabad Constituency of Uttar Pradesh on Samajwadi Party's Symbol. Ruchi Veera defeated BJP candidate Sarvesh Singh by about 1.05 lakh votes. She considered close to SP leader Azam Khan. (Samajwadi Party fielded Ruchi Vira by cutting the ticket of Dr S. T. Hasan and the result was that Ruchi Vira won the election by 1.05 lakh votes.) Ruchi Vira was Zila Panchayat Adhyaksh from 2005 to 2007. Ruchi Vira has been a MLA Bijnor Sadar for one term in 2014-2017 . She represents the

Bijnor Bijnor is a city and a municipal board in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; translation: ''Socialist Party'', founded 4 October 1992) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India, headquartered in New Delhi but mainly based in Uttar Pradesh, with significant presence in other states as w ...

. Vira was elected as MLA during the

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after the sitting MLA

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got elected to

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. She lost her seat in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to Suchi Chaudhary of the

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. Veera joined

Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national level political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), alon ...

. *Candidate MP Aonla,

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, Vira was loser In

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loses the fight and Suchi from BJP won as Candidate MLA Bijnor (Assembly constituency) In 2024 Lok Sabha Election Vira won as MP Moradabad Lok Sabha constituency.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Veera, Ruchi 1961 births Living people Samajwadi Party politicians Uttar Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017 People from Bijnor Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh People from Bijnor district Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh

Early life and education

Political career

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