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'''Chaya More''' (born 1977) is an Indian politician from [[Madhya Pradesh]]. She is a member of the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] from [[Pandhana Assembly constituency]], which is reserved for ST community, in [[Khandwa district]]. She won the [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Candidates Detail: Chaya More |url=https://www.business-standard.com/elections/madhya-pradesh-elections/chaya-more-candidate-26763 |website=www.business-standard.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pandhana St Election Results 2023, Pandhana St Assembly Seat Leading Candidates with names |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/madhya-pradesh-assembly-elections/khandwa/constituencies-pandhana-st |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=India TV News |language=en}}</ref><ref name="News18-2023">{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Pandhana Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/pandhana-election-result-2023-live-updates-and-highlights-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-8687158.html |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
More is from an agricultural family in [[Bhikangaon]] village, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. She married Govind More.<ref name="www.myneta.info">{{Cite web |title=Chhaya More(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- PANDHANA (ST)(KHANDWA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/madhyapradesh2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=3391 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> She completed her graduation in arts from Bhopal Bhoj Open University 2017. Earlier, she did her plus-two from Madhya Pradesh Rajya Open School, [[Bhopal]].<ref name="www.myneta.info" />

== Career ==
More was first elected as an MLA in the [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from the [[Pandhana Assembly constituency|Pandhana Assembly Constituency]], an ST reserved seat, representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. After she was denied a ticket by the Indian National Congress Party, she joined the BJP which nominated her to contest from Pandhana seat.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=रिपब्लिक डे कार्यक्रम के दौरान पंधाना BJP विधायक छाया मोरे की बिगड़ी तबीयत; icu में भर्ती, डॉ ने दी थी आराम की सलाह |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/bjp-mla-chhaya-more-health-deteriorated-during-republic-day-program-in-pandhana-admitted-khandwa-jila-hospital-icu/articleshow/117582017.cms |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref> She polled 123,332 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Rupali Nandu Bare of the [[Indian National Congress]] by a margin of 28,816 votes.<ref name="The Times of India">{{Cite web |title=Pandhana Constituency Election Results 2023: Pandhana Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/madhya-pradesh/constituency-show/pandhana |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> Earlier, she lost the [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] as [[Indian National Congress]] candidate from Pandhana seat to Ram Dangore of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 23,750.<ref name="The Times of India" /><ref name="News18-2023" />

In January 2025, she attended a series of Republic Day programmes and in the afternoon while attending another programme at a school, she fell ill and was admitted in the Khandwa District Hospital.<ref name=":0" />

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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:People from Khandwa district]]
[[Category:Politicians from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Women members of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]

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