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]
Nimaben Acharya | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Incidents edit
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]
Controversy edit
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]
Political career edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "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 (15 February 2006). The Politics of the Female Body: Postcolonial Women Writers. Rutgers University Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-8135-3715-3. OCLC 71844106. OL 19874395M. Wikidata Q66175057.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "15 rebels ignore Modi, vote for Patil - Indian Express".
Gujarat's first women speaker