Nimaben Acharya
Nimaben Acharya | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 27 September 2021 – 8 December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rajendra Trivedi |
| Succeeded by | Shankar Chaudhary |
| Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2012–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Vasanbhai Ahir |
| Succeeded by | Keshubhai Shivdas Patel |
| Constituency | Bhuj |
| In office 2002–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Vasanbhai Ahir |
| Succeeded by | Vasanbhai Ahir |
| Constituency | Anjar |
| In office 1995–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Tarachand Chheda |
| Succeeded by | Ibhrahim Mandhara |
| Constituency | Abdasa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 12, 1947 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Bhaveshbhai F. Acharya |
| Education | M.B.B.S., D.G.O., M.D. (Gynec and Obstetric) |
| Profession | Doctor, Politician and Social Worker |
| Website | nimabenacharya |
Nimaben Bhaveshbhai Acharya is an Indian politician from Gujarat. She is former Member of Legislative assembly from Anjar constituency in Gujarat for its 12th legislative assembly. She previously served on the Gujarat family planning council.
Incidents
In April 2017, Acharya was traveling to a funeral when her vehicle was attacked by unidentified males who hurled stones at it, breaking the glass of the car, but Acharya and her driver were unharmed.
Controversy
She was indicted to one year jail term by Morbi Magistrate for buying voters with money along with ex-MLA Kanti Amrutiya during 2009 Loksabha polls.
Political career
Not many know that she started her political career from Indian National Congress by winning 2002 & 2007 Assembly elections on a Congress ticket. But soon in 2007, her husband and 6 corporators switched sides to Bharatiya Janata Party, Nimaben followed her husband's path soon.
She was thrown away from Congress party in 2007 due to anti party activities when she voted for Bhairon Singh Shekhawat in presidential elections.
References
- ↑ "Facebook Page". Facebook. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ↑ "TWELFTH GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". Gujarat assembly. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ Ketu H. Katrak (2006). The Politics of the Female Body: Postcolonial Women Writers. Rutgers University Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-8135-3715-3. LCCN 2005011646. OCLC 71844106. OL 19874395M. Wikidata Q66175057.
{{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Ketu H. Katrak
(help) - ↑ "Stones hurled at Gujarat BJP MLA Neemaben Acharya's vehicle". The Indian Express. 17 April 2017.
- ↑ "One-yr jail term for MLA Nima Acharya, ex-MLA Kanti Amrutiya".
- ↑ "Sitting Cong MLA's husband joins BJP". 8 April 2004.[dead link]
- ↑ "15 rebels ignore Modi, vote for Patil - Indian Express".
Gujarat's first women speaker