Nirmala Wadhwani
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Nirmla Wadhwani | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Gujarat | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Maya Kodnani |
| Succeeded by | Balram Thawani |
| Constituency | Naroda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Nirmla Wadhwani is a politician from Gujarat and was minister for Women and Child Development in Vijay Rupani's cabinet. She represented Naroda in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.
Biography
[edit]Wadhwani is of Sindhi heritage.[1] She was previously a physician with specialization in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She had done a diploma in sonography from Croatia and has been the President of Ahmedabad Medical Association's Ladies Wing. She is affiliated to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and is a member of its executive committee in Gujarat. As a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, she has served on the committees on ICDS, PC-PNDT, Shala Arogya and MLA Quarters.[2] She won the 2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election from Naroda.[3] In August 2016, she was appointed Gujarat's Minister for Women and Child Development, the only female member in the cabinet of chief minister Vijay Rupani.[4]
In February 2017 session of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, a debate on the issue of farmer's suicide turned into a scuffle and Wadhwani was injured. She accused a few MLA's of the Indian National Congress for injuring her arm.[5] The BJP has not included her name in its official list of candidates for 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gujarat Polls: 16 Women MLAs Emerge Victorious". Outlook India. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Smt. (Dr.) Nirmla Sunil Wadhwani" (PDF). Gujarat Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b Patel, Lakshmi (28 November 2017). "Gujarat Elections 2017: BJP repeats 10, Congress puts up 13 new faces on Ahmadabad's 16 seats". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Vijay Rupani sworn in CM of Gujarat". The Hindu Business Line. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Gujarat assembly ruckus: Female BJP MLA injured after being allegedly attacked by Congress MLAs". Daily News and Analysis. Press Trust of India. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.