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Sangita Patil is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, representing the Limbayat Assembly constituency.[1] She has been elected from the same constituency twice in 2012 and 2017.[2]
Political career
[edit]Patil is associated with the Bhartiya Janta Party. In 2012, Patil won the seat by defeating Congress' Suresh Sonavale by 30,321 votes.[3] She was again elected from the same constituency in 2017.[1]
Patil sought the imposition of 'Disturbed Areas Act' in her constituency which prevents the selling of property of one community member to another community member without prior permission of a collector.[4][5][6] She has been accused of using a dummy candidate for her third year BA exam by a local Shiv Sena leader; she refuted the claim and filed a defamation case.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017: BJP's Patil Sangitaben wins from Limbayat constituency". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Gujarat Election 2012: 16 women MLAs emerged victorious". The Economic Times. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Five MLAs who won with hefty margin re-nominated". The Times of India. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Gujarat BJP MLA from Surat seeks imposition of Disturbed Areas Act in Limbayat constituency". Firstpost. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "BJP MLA seeks Disturbed Areas Act in Limbayat". The Times of India. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Surat: BJP MLA seeks imposition of 'Disturbed Areas Act' to prevent Muslims from acquiring residential properties of Hindus". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ Soni, Nikunj (13 April 2019). "A Congress vs BJP battle in Gujarat you know little about". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Limbayat BJP MLA files defamation case against Shiv Sena leader over allegations of using dummy in exam". The Indian Express. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.