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Rekha Arya","smt-rekha-arya-mla-someshwar","MLA","BJP",null,"https:\u002F\u002Fnetasampark-api-storage.s3.ap-south-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fpublic\u002Frepresentatives\u002F2c1f9693-a18f-41b6-ba31-8eea28a99ceb.jpeg","# Smt. Rekha Arya, MLA for Someshwar (Uttarakhand): Profile, Contact & Citizen Rating\n\nRekha Arya is the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Someshwar (SC-reserved) in Uttarakhand, from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She won the seat in the 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 26,161 votes. She currently serves as a Cabinet Minister holding Women Empowerment and Child Development Department, Food Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs, Sports, Youth Welfare in the Uttarakhand government. Check her verified record below and rate her performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Rekha Arya?\n\nRekha Arya represents the Someshwar Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Castes (ECI), in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She was elected in the 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election (results declared 2022-03-10).\n\n## Ministerial role\n\nRekha Arya is currently Cabinet Minister – Women Empowerment and Child Development Department, Food Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs, Sports, Youth Welfare in the Government of Uttarakhand, according to the official council of ministers list (Hon'ble Ministers and Chief Minister portfolio pages, CMO Uttarakhand (last updated 01 Apr 2026)). Portfolios can change; the official list is the authoritative source.\n\n## Rate Rekha Arya: Neta Trust Score\n\n Rekha Arya has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen to rate this MLA.\n\nThe Neta Trust Score is a score out of 100 built from citizen ratings on NetaSampark across 10 factors: leadership, transparency, accessibility, communication, responsiveness, development work, integrity & ethics, public engagement, citizen confidence and problem resolution. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Someshwar election result (2022)\n\n- Winner: Rekha Arya (BJP) – 26,161 votes (53.15% of valid votes)\n- Runner-up: Rajendra Barakoti (INC) – 20,868 votes\n- Margin: 5,293 votes\n- Total electors: 88,690\n- Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly 2022 – Detailed Results.\n\n## Political career\n\n- 2022: Elected MLA from Someshwar (SC), Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly general election – BJP, 26,161 votes (53.15%), margin 5,293 over Rajendra Barakoti (INC) [ECI]\n- Current (as of Oct 2026): Cabinet Minister – Women Empowerment and Child Development Department, Food Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs, Sports, Youth Welfare\n- Note: career events beyond official records (ECI results, official ministers list) are not included.\n- This section uses official records only (ECI results, official council of ministers lists); other career events are not included.\n\n## Rekha Arya's education and profession\n\nEducation: Post Graduate (M.com Kumaon University Nainital, B Ed Kumauni University, Nainital-2002), as declared in her 2022 election affidavit.\nProfession: Business (self-declared in affidavit).\n\n## Rekha Arya's assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in her 2022 election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 25,20,18,003 (about Rs 25.2 crore)\n- Total liabilities: Rs 82,81,104 (about Rs 82.8 lakh)\n- Criminal cases declared: 0\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing.\n\n## Neta Updates from Rekha Arya\n\nRekha Arya has not yet started posting updates on NetaSampark. When her office joins NetaSampark Leader, citizens following this profile will see her announcements, work and event updates here.\n\n · Are you Rekha Arya or her office?\n\n## Sources\n\nElection Commission of India statistical reports (2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election), official council of ministers list, ADR\u002FMyNeta affidavit data (2022). 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