Sampatiya Uikey
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sampatiya Uikey
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1967|9|4|df=y}}
| birth_place= Shurkhi, Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
| constituency = Madhya Pradesh
| office = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
| term_end = 29 June 2022
| predecessor = Anil Madhav Dave
| successor =
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = Late Sanjay Uikey
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| education =Intermediate, M. P. Board, Mandla
| profession =Agriculturist/Farmer, Social Worker, Politician
| children =4{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
| footnotes = Source [https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/member_site/Main.aspx] [https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/smt-sampatiya-uikey]
}}
Sampatiya Uikey (born 4 September 1967) is an Indian politician who is a tribal leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Madhya Pradesh. On 31 July 2017, she was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from the state of Madhya Pradesh in the bypoll necessitated by the demise of Union Minister Shri Anil Madhav Dave.{{Cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/electoral-candidate-for-bjp-candidate-samitiya-uike-rajya-sabha-elected/articleshow/59848080.cms|title=भाजपा उम्मीदवार सम्पतिया उइके राज्यसभा के लिए निर्वरिोध चुनी गई|website=Navbharat Times}} Her term will end as per the original term on 29 June 2022.
She was president of district Panchayat in Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh.{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bjps-sampatiya-uike-elected-unopposed-in-rajya-sabha-bypoll-from-madhya-pradesh-4776171/|title=BJP's Sampatiya Uike elected unopposed in Rajya Sabha bypoll from Madhya Pradesh|date=31 July 2017}} In 2023 She was elected as a member of legislative assembly from Mandla assembly of Madhya Pradesh. She is the cabinet minister in Mohan Yadav Cabinet.
Her party, Bhartiya Janata Party has become the largest party in the Rajya Sabha with 58 members, overtaking Indian National Congress by one seat with Sampathiya Uikey being sworn in as member of the House of Elders on 4 August 2017.{{cite web|title=BJP becomes largest party in Rajya Sabha, surpasses Congress|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-becomes-largest-party-in-rajya-sabha-surpasses-cong/articleshow/59923412.cms|work=The Times of India|accessdate=7 August 2017}}
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Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh
Category:Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh
Category:Madhya Pradesh district councillors
Category:People from Mandla district
Category:Women in Madhya Pradesh politics
Category:21st-century Indian women politicians
Category:Women members of the Rajya Sabha
Category:Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2023–2028
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