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Savitaben Khant (died 21 December 2012, Vadodara) was an Indian politician. Khant was a resident of Viramiya village. She won the Morva-Hadaf (ST) seat in the 2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, as an Indian National Congress candidate. This was her first time to contest elections. However, she died at a private hospital in Vadodara just one day after the election result was declared. [1] [2]

Khant was one of 57 Congress MLAs suspended for wearing slogans against BJP president Amit Shah. [3]

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References

  1. Indian Express. Just elected, first-time Cong MLA in Guj loses battle for life
  2. NDTV. Newly-elected Gujarat Congress MLA dies
  3. "Congress MLAs suspended, again". The Times of India. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2018.