Neelam Karwariya

Indian politician (1969–2024)

Neelam Karwariya (2 July 1969 – 26 September 2024) was an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] She won the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Meja, Allahabad and was a member of the 17th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[2]

## Career

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When she started campaigning for the elections, her opponents called her an outsider and this prompted her to start living in the village. She received 67,807 votes while her nearest rival, a candidate of the Samajwadi Party obtained 47,964 votes.[3]

## Personal life and death

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She was married to former BJP's MLA Udaybhan Karwariya and they had three children together, two daughters Samridhi Karwariya, Sakshi Karwariya and a son Saksham Karwariya. [3]

Karwariya died in Hyderabad on 26 September 2024, at the age of 55.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Neelam Karwariya". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
2. ^ "Neelam Karwariya(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- MEJA(ALLAHABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
3. ^ a b "गांव में घूमती थी ये करोड़पति महिला, लोग देते थे ताने, अब बनी MLA". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 11 March 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
4. ^ "UP: Former BJP MLA Neelam Karwaria passes away". Vartha Bharati. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.