Mridula Jaiswal

{{short description|Mayor of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh}}

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| name = Mridula Jaiswal

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| office = Mayor of Varanasi

| term_start = December 2017

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| nationality = Indian

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| occupation = Politician

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| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| known_for = Mayor of Varanasi (2017–present)

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| predecessor = Ram Gopal Mohale

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Mridula Jaiswal is an Indian politician and the current mayor of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.{{cite news |title=Varanasi's newly-elected mayor Mridula Jaiswal says she will focus on improving civic amenities |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/city/lucknow/varanasis-newly-elected-mayor-mridula-jaiswal-says-she-will-focus-on-improving-civic-amenities/videoshow/61884306.cms |accessdate=20 September 2019 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}

Political life

Jaiswal is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician. In 2017, she became the mayor of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. In the corporation election, she defeated Indian National Congress candidate Shalini Yadav by a margin of 78,843 votes.{{cite news |title=UP civic poll results: UP civic polls: BJP retains mayor's seat in Varanasi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/up-civic-polls-bjp-retains-mayors-seat-in-varanasi/articleshow/61882906.cms |accessdate=20 September 2019 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}

=Residence=

She lives Near "Ghanti Mill Road", Sigra in Varanasi.

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