Rekha Naik Age, Wiki and Bio

Rekha Naik

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth19/02/1974
Age50 years
BirthplaceHyderabad

Bio/Wiki

Full nameAjmera Rekha Shyam Nayak

Physical Stats & More

Height165 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolHyderabad Public School, Begumpet, Hyderabad
College/University
  • Sarojini Naidu Vanita Maha Vidyalaya, Hyderabad
  • Osmania University, Hyderabad
  • Padala Ramareddy Law college, Hyderabad
Qualification(s)
  • Graduation from Sarojini Naidu Vanita Maha Vidyalaya, Hyderabad (1999)
  • Masters in Sociology from Osmania University, Hyderabad (2010)
  • LLB degree from Padala Ramareddy Law college, Hyderabad (2013)

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
CasteScheduled Tribe
AddressH.No 7-76/1, Rajampet Street, Asifabad, Telangana

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date10 August

Family

HusbandShyam Naik Ajmera (former government employee in transport department; now politician)
Children
SonNot Known
DaughterPooja Naik
FatherK. Shankar Chauhan (worked in BHEL)
MotherK. Shyamala Bai (government employee)

Career

Politics
Political PartyBharat Rashtra Samithi
Political Journey
  • 2009: Stood as an independent candidate in the Assembly elections but lost the elections
  • 2014: Joined Telangana Rashtra Samithi (now BRS)
  • 2014: Contested the Assembly elections and won from Khanapur constituency
  • 2016-2018: Worked as Chairman of the Committee on Welfare of Women, Children, Disabled and Old Aged, Telangana Legislature
  • 2018: Contested the 2018 Assembly elections with TRS ticket and won the elections from Khanapur constituency
  • 2023: Denied the ticket from BRS on charges of corruption
  • 22 August 2023: Applied for the Congress ticket from Khanapur ST constituency even before joining the party

Some Lesser Known Facts

Rekha Naik is an Indian politician who won as MLA from Khanapur on the Telangana Rashtra Samithi ticket in 2018.
She became famous for applying for the Congress ticket from the Khanapur ST constituency in 2023.
She joined the Congress party on 22 August 2023 after her party, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), denied her renomination in the Assembly elections.
She was a member of the Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency.
In 2017, she distributed Rs. 51,000 cheques to beneficiaries under Kalayana Lakshmi and Shadi Mubarak Schemes from Kadem and Dasturabad mandals.
She organized a Quranic recitation program at her residence in 2017, reciting verses with many ladies and girls in attendance, expressing her fondness for the Quran and the peace it brings her.
In 2018, she introduced 102 Amma Vodi ambulances, primarily for women and children at Kadem Primary Health Centre.
In the same year, she faced criticism during her election campaign in Jannaram mandal for allegedly neglecting the development of a SC colony, leading to a confrontation with a resident.
In 2022, she visited flooded villages in her constituency using a raft to cross the Gangapur river after a bridge collapsed.
She inspected damaged crops and assured farmers of government assistance.
In December 2022, she had a disagreement with Lok Sabha member Bandi Sanjay Kumar over inappropriate remarks made against Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and MLC K Kavitha.
On 22 August 2023, she and her husband submitted their Congress party membership forms at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad.
Despite being asked to join the party in the city, she did not confirm her acceptance after being dropped from candidacy without explanation.