Sanghmitra Maurya

Sanghmitra Maurya (born 3 January 1985) is an Indian politician and a member of the 17th Lok Sabha. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, defeating senior Samajwadi Party leader Dharmendra Yadav. She earlier contested in Mainpuri in 2014 as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party but lost to Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Quotes

• BJP MP from Budaun, Sanghamitra Maurya, visited the victims’ house and assured them her full support. "I condemn the murder of the two minor boys,” she said. Referring to SP leaders remarks on the incident, Maurya said this was no time to do politics. "Samajwadi Party is doing politics on the issue because its so-called fort of Budaun was demolished by people here in 2019. The SP candidate must have seen that there was no one asking about him in Budaun today. This is why they are doing politics on the issue," Maurya said.
  • Statement about the 2024 Budaun double murder of two Hindu children.
  • Budaun double murder Barber accused of killing 2 boys had gone to their house seeking money, also at

• I am fed up with such questions being asked from me for the past two years. I am a worker of BJP, its office bearer and MP and working for the party. Questions should be related to the event.
  • On being asked about her father's new political party, as quoted "I am fed of being asked about my father: Swami Prasad Maurya's daughter Sanghmitra". Hindustan Times. 26 February 2024. 

• The damaged vehicles are proof of the attack. Not only this. When I was coming to Fazilnagar after hearing about the attack, the BJP workers surrounded my car too even though I am a BJP MP.
  • After her vehicle was also attacked while she was going to visit her father, whose convey had been initially attacked, as quoted in "BJP workers attacked my convoy: Ex-UP minister Swami Prasad Maurya". The New Indian Express. 01 March 2022. 

• She deliberately provided false information to the Lok Sabha Secretariat thereby indulging in unethical, illegal and immoral conduct. She cheated her electorate by giving false information and this brings a bad name to Parliament and its members.
  • On Nusrat Jahan's (TMC) marriage to Nikhil Jain, as quoted in "'Nusrat Jahan's Lok Sabha membership non-est': BJP MP Sanghmitra Maurya demands action against TMC leader". India TV. 22 June 2021. 

• Not a single vote should go in vain and if some are absent, then it is common everywhere that fake vote is cast... if you get a chance, do take advantage of it... do not do it, but if you get a chance... try to take the real voters to cast their votes but in case... then something can be done in a hidden manner.
  • Jokingly asking supporters to cast votes for absent voters, as quoted in "‘If people are absent on poll day, cast fake vote’: BJP’s Badaun candidate tells supporters". Hindustan Times. 20 April 2019.