Vimla Batham
| Vimla Batham विमला बाथम | |
|---|---|
| MLA, 16th Legislative Assembly | |
|
Assumed office Sep 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Mahesh Sharma |
| Constituency | Noida |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 6, 1951[1] Gautam Budh Nagar district[1] |
| Nationality |
 India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Roop Narayan Batham Vaish (husband) |
| Parents |
Lata Rikhilal Shah (father) Ram Devi Gupta (mother) |
| Residence | Gautam Budh Nagar district |
| Alma mater |
Kanpur University, Bareilly College & Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University[2] |
| Profession | Businessperson & Politician |
| Religion | Hinduism[1] |
| Website | Official website |
Vimla Batham (Hindi: विमला बाथम) is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of India.[1][2] She represents the Noida constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.[3][4]
Early life and education
Vimla Batham was born at Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh in a traditional Vaish business family. She attended GF college at Shahjahanpur for Graduation & was able to cajol her brothers & father to allow her to pursue post-graduation (MA in Hindi lit.) from Bareilly. She had an arranged marriage with Roop Narayan Batham of Kanpur & moved to Delhi. Here, she was a homemaker & did her second MA (in Fine Arts). A few years down the line, the young couple decided to turn entrepreneurs. As Roop Batham was in a Govt. job, the responsibility of running the business fell on Vimla. They set up a Printing Press at sector 6, Noida in 1981, publishing Art Journals & doing small print jobs. Gradually, she bought big sized printing machines for printing cartons. Gradually, she forayed into the corrugated carton industry, setting up units at sector 80 & sector 58, Noida.
Political career
Vimla Batham is MLA for the current term. She represents the Noida constituency and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. She was elected in the by-election which she won by a huge margin of almost 60,000 votes, cornering 63.5% of the total votes polled. This bye-election was held when Mahesh Sharma vacated the seat after winning the 15th Lok Sabha elections.[1][2] Before being named as the candidate for Noida-61 constituency, she has held many important posts at the district & State levels in the BJP organization.
Posts Held
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2014 | Incumbent | Member, 16th Legislative Assembly | |
See also
- Noida (Assembly constituency)
- Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Member Profile". U.P. Legislative Assembly website. Retrieved Oct 2015. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - 1 2 3 "Candidate affidavit". My neta.info. Retrieved Oct 2015. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Election Results". The Hindu. Retrieved Oct 2015. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "All MLAs from constituency". elections.in. Retrieved Oct 2015. Check date values in:
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