Shagun Parihar
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
| constituency = Kishtwar
| predecessor = Sunil Kumar Sharma
| term_start = 8 October 2024
| term_end =
| profession = Politician
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
Shagun Parihar is an Indian politician from Jammu & Kashmir. She is a Member of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly from 2024, representing Kishtwar Assembly constituency as a Member of the Bharatiya Janta Party.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-08 |title=BJP's Shagun Parihar, whose father was killed in terror attack, wins in Kishtwar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/jammu-and-kashmir-election-2024-bjp-shagun-pariha-wins-kishtwar-assembly-seat-2613390-2024-10-08 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-08 |title=Kishtwar Election Result 2024 LIVE Update: Assembly Winner, Leading, MLA, Margin, Candidates |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/kishtwar-election-result-2024-live-update-9077434.html |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=News18 |language=en}}{{cite news |date=9 October 2024 |title=Shagun, Shamima and Sakina: Three women elected to Jammu and Kashmir Assembly |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/shagun-shameema-and-sakina-three-women-elected-to-jammu-and-kashmir-assembly-101728452076537.html |access-date=13 October 2024}}{{cite news |last1=TimelineDaily |title=BJP's New Face Shagun Parihar Wins From Kishtwar |url=https://timelinedaily.com/elections/bjps-new-face-shagun-parihar-wins-from-kishtwar |access-date=14 October 2024 |date=8 October 2024 |language=en}} At the age of 29 years, She is the youngest winner in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=9 October 2024|title=Meet Shagun Parihar: Youngest winner of Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls with a past marred by tragedy|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/jammu-kashmir/meet-shagun-parihar-youngest-winner-of-jammu-and-kashmir-assembly-polls-with-a-past-is-marred-by-tragedy/articleshow/114074965.cms|newspaper=Economic Times|access-date= 18 October 2024}}
Early life and education
Shagun's father Ajit Parihar, a BJP functionary and her uncle Anil were killed by Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists in 2018, just days before the panchayat elections. However, she continued with her studies and at the time of her election to the Legislative Assembly, she was also pursuing her PhD.
Electoral performance
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! Election !! Constituency !! colspan="2"|Party !! Result !! Votes % !! Opposition Candidate !! colspan="2"|Opposition Party !! Opposition vote % | Ref | |||||||
| 2024 | Kishtwar | {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | {{Won}} | 48.00% | Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo | {{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}} | 47.14% | {{cite news|last1=Election Commission of India|title=J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0815.htm|access-date=10 October 2024|date=8 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010072117/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0815.htm|archive-date=10 October 2024}} |
See also
References
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Category:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2024–2029
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jammu and Kashmir
Category:People from Kishtwar district
Category:Women members of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
External links
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