Nimaben Acharya | |
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Speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
In office 27 September 2021 –8 December 2022 | |
Preceded by | Rajendra Trivedi |
Member of Legislative Assembly,Gujarat | |
In office 2012–2022 | |
Constituency | Bhuj |
In office 2002–2012 | |
Constituency | Anjar |
In office 1995–1998 | |
Constituency | Abdasa |
Personal details | |
Born | Nagnesh,Surendranagar (Gujarat) |
Nationality | Indian |
Political 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 a Member of Legislative assembly [1] from Anjar constituency in Gujarat for its 12th legislative assembly. [2] She previously served on the Gujarat family planning council. [3]
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. [4]
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. [5]
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. [6]
She was thrown away from Congress party in 2007 due to anti party activities when she voted for Bhairon Singh Shekhawat in presidential elections. [7]
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