Aradhana Misra (Mona Tiwari) | |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly,Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Pramod Tiwari |
| Constituency | Rampur Khas |
| Leader ofIndian National Congress,Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ajay Kumar Lallu |
| Block Pramukh | |
| In office 2001–2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1974-04-20)20 April 1974 (age 51) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Ambika Misra |
| Children | Raghav misra, Nandja misra |
| Parent | Pramod Tiwari |
| Residence | Lucknow |
| Education | B.Com M.B.A. |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
| Website | www |
Aradhana Misra (born 20 April 1974), also known asMona Misra, is an Indianpolitician and member of18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh[1] representingRampur Khas ofPratapgarh district inUttar Pradesh as a member ofIndian National Congress. She is the daughter of senior Congress leader and Member ofRajya Sabha[2]Pramod Tiwari.
She received aBachelor's degree in commerce fromAllahabad University in 1997 and completedMaster of Business Administration. She is currently pursuing post-graduation inHuman Rights from the Institute of Human Rights,Delhi.Misra hails from a political background. Her father,Pramod Tiwari is a senior leader ofIndian National Congress, who has been elected nine times consecutively asMLA from Rampur Khas assembly constituency inPratapgarh, and is the Member ofRajya Sabha[2] (upper house).
Aradhana Misra is associated withUttar Pradesh Congress Committee and is a member since 2000. She was earlier elected as Block Pramukh (chief) fromPratapgarh district ofUttar Pradesh for consecutive three terms,[3] winning the elections 2001–2006, 2006–2011, and 2011 to 2016. She is a member ofUttar Pradesh state Monitoring and Vigilance Committee, MNEREA under the Ministry of Rural Development,Government of India. She was an active member of the Media Campaign Committee during the 2012 Uttar Pradesh election and had devised the media strategy forCongress andRahul Gandhi.[4]
In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative assembly election, Aradhana Mishra defeated her nearest BJP rival by a margin of 14,741 votes from the Rampur Khas constituency in Pratapgarh district.[5] This is her third consecutive victory as an MLA.