Nimaben Acharya became the first woman, Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly

Nimaben Acharya became the first woman, Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly

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Category : State Published on: September 29 2021

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·         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.

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v  Governor: Acharya Devvrat

v  Chief Minister: Bhupendrabhai Patel

v  Capital: Gandhinagar

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