Nimaben_Acharya

Nimaben Acharya

Nimaben Acharya

Indian politician

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]

Quick Facts Speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly, Preceded by ...

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.[4]

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.[5]

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. [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

  1. [1]
    "Facebook Page". Facebook. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. [2]
    "TWELFTH GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". Gujarat assembly. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  3. [3]
    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.
  4. [4]
    "Stones hurled at Gujarat BJP MLA Neemaben Acharya's vehicle". The Indian Express. 17 April 2017.
  5. [5]
    "One-yr jail term for MLA Nima Acharya, ex-MLA Kanti Amrutiya".
  6. [6]
    "Sitting Cong MLA's husband joins BJP". 8 April 2004.
  7. [7]
    "15 rebels ignore Modi, vote for Patil - Indian Express".

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