Divya Maderna (Politician)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Divya Maderna

• Divya Maderna is an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress (INC). She was elected as a member of the legislative assembly (MLA) of the Osian constituency in Jodhpur, Rajasthan in the 2018 assembly elections by defeating Bhera Ram Choudhary, a Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidate, by a margin of 27590 votes. ^[13]Times Now

  

• Divya’s father, Mahipal Maderna, a member of the Indian National Congress (INC), served as a cabinet and water resource minister of Rajasthan. He died on 17 October 2021 at his residence in Jodhpur after battling cancer.

• Divya’s mother Leela Maderna, a member of the Indian National Congress, became Zila Pramukh (Block President) in September 2021 after successfully contesting the panchayat elections from Jodhpur, Rajasthan. ^[14]The Times of India

• Divya’s grandfather, Parasram Maderna, a Congress party member, was a senior Jat leader from Rajasthan, India. Parasram served as a member of the legislative assembly nine times from Rajasthan (1957- 2003). He was elected speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on 6 January 1999. Parasram passed away on 16 February 2014.

• After completing her post-graduation, Divya decided to carry her family’s political lineage, and at the age of 26, she became a member of the Indian National Congress (INC).

  

• Divya attended the India Economic Summit in New Delhi on 6 October 2019 as the only MLA from India.

  

• On 12 November 2019, Divya attended the inaugural edition of Dhaka Global Dialogue as a speaker, which was organized by “The Observer Research Foundation.”

  

• On 15 January 2020, Divya attended the US India Business Council at Hotel Leela Palace in New Delhi.

  

• On 4th Feb 2020, Divya was invited to attend the Ocean Conference in New York to address the topic of “Beat Plastic Pollution.”

  

• Divya Maderna’s father, Mahipal Maderna, after battling cancer, passed away on 17 October 2021. After his death, Divya and her sister, Rubal, performed the funeral rites of their father. As per the Hindu traditions, usually, a son, male mourner, or priest performs the final rituals of the person who has died. Breaking the social conventions, Divya and Rubal tied the turban (pagri) for the turban ceremony (rasam pagri) and lit the funeral pyre of their father, Mahipal Maderna. ^[15]News18