Daily Current Affairs / Nimaben Acharya became the first woman, Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Category : State Published on: September 29 2021
· Senior BJP MLA from Bhuj constituency in Kutch district, Nimaben Acharya, has become the first woman Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly after being unanimously elected to the post.
· Acharya, 74, a gynecologist by profession, has won the seat of MLA for the fifth time from Bhuj-Kutch
· For the first time since the formation of Gujarat in 1960, a woman has been elected as the Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly.
Important facts
About Gujarat
v Governor: Acharya Devvrat
v Chief Minister: Bhupendrabhai Patel
v Capital: Gandhinagar
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