Riti Pathak (born Riti Pandey) was born on 1 July 1977 in Village Khatkhari of District Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh (present-day District Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh) to Smt. Shyama Pandey (Homemaker) and Shri Ramkaran Dev Pandey (Lawyer).
She was brought up in Rewa. She did her bachelor's degree (BA) in history and Hindi literature followed by master's degree in history (from Girls Degree College, Rewa). Then she completed her graduation in LLB (The Bachelor of Laws).
While in School and college she was also active in co-curricular activities and completed her all three NCC certificates by her graduation. She was Joint Secretary at GDC in 1994-95.
In the year 1997, she married Shri Rajneesh Pathak.
M.A. From Avdhesh Pratap Singh university, Rewa in 1999,
L.L.B. From Avdhesh Pratap Singh University Rewa in 2002 [6]
Social work and politics
With inspiration and support from her family, she started social works for women in her home constituency area. She was introduced to politics when she contested Jila Panchayat Adhyaksh, Sidhi and won. In 2014, she contested the election from constituency Sidhi of Madhya Pradesh and won by the margin of 1,08,046 votes. She was re-elected to the Loksabha in 2019. She is former member of 17th Lok Sabha.
Positions held
Member, Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (1 September 2014 - 25 May 2019)
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Sanitation. (1 September 2014 - 25 May 2019)
Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women (5 February 2015 - 25 May 2019)
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