Anjali Nimbalkar

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Anjali Nimbalkar
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Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
2018–2023

Anjali Nimbalkar (born 22 August 1976) is an Indian physician and politician. She is a senior leader and spokesperson of the Indian National Congress. [1] She represented Khanapur constituency at the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 2018 to 2023. [2] [3] She was one of the ten doctors elected to make it to the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly. [4]

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Personal life

Anjali Nimbalkar was born on 22 August 1976 into a Hindu family in Khanapur, Karnataka. She holds a MBBS degree from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai obtained in 1998 and a Master of Surgery in Obstetrics and gynaecology from DY Patil School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai in 2010.

She is married to Hemant Nimbalkar, an officer with the Indian Police Service. [5] [6]

During a Goa–New Delhi flight on 15 December 2025, Anjali administered CPR to an American passenger who suffered a mid-air medical emergency, after she fainted and lost her pulse, helping to stabilise her condition. Following the incident, Anjali was commended by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. [7]

Political career

In 2018, Anjali Nimbalkar contested the election from Khanapur in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election and won against Vithal Halagekar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). [8] [9] She secured a total of 36,649 votes, defeating Halagekar by a margin of 5,133 votes. [8] Nimbalkar protested the salary hike under the Karnataka Ministers Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Bill, 2022, by the Government of Karnataka, and requested the government to spend the same money to provide better facilities to the citizens.

She organized a padyatra to highlight issues of poor and neglected communities from her constituency. [9] In the 2023 Assembly election, she lost to Halagekar by a margin of more than 54,000 votes. [10]

In the 2024 general election to the Lok Sabha, she contested the Uttara Kannada constituency as a candidate of the Indian National Congress. [11] However, she was not successful in this election. [12]

Election Contests of Anjali Nimbalkar
YearElectionConstituencyOpponentResultMarginReference
2018Karnataka Legislative Assembly Khanapur Vithal Halagekar (BJP) Won5,133 votes [8] [9]
2023Karnataka Legislative Assembly Khanapur Vithal Halagekar (BJP) Lost54,629 votes [10]
2024Lok Sabha Uttara Kannada Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri (BJP) Lost3,37,428 votes [13] [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Hebbalkar, Nimbalkar appointed as Cong. spokespersons". The Hindu . 23 September 2020. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Don't want salary hike, use money to help poor: K'taka Cong MLA Anjali Nimbalkar". The Week. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Women's Day: Why are you people wishing us, MLA asks". Deccan Herald . 8 March 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "10 doctors make it to the Assembly". The Hindu. 16 May 2018. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Chennabasaveshwar (16 May 2018). "Karnataka Elections: IPS officer's wife creates history for Congress in Khanapur". oneindia.com. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  6. ↑ bijapur, naushad (16 May 2018). "It's women power, 3 from Belagavi win". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Former Karnataka MLA turns lifesaver: Anjali Nimbalkar revives US woman on flight with CPR". The Hindu. 14 December 2025. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "Khanapur Constituency Election Results: Assembly seat details, MLAs, candidates & more". The Times of India. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 "Meet Dr Anjali Nimbalkar, Congress Candidate From The Khanapur Seat". News18. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Khanapur Election Result 2023: BJP Candidate Vithal Somanna Halagekar Wins Defeating Congress Anjali Hemant Nimbalkar". Jagran. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Karnataka BJP urges EC to transfer IPS officer after Congress fields wife". The Indian Express. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Karnataka Election Results 2024 Highlights: NDA retains Karnataka even as Congress makes a comeback; Prajwal ..." The Hindu. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "Uttara Kannada election results 2024 live updates". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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