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{{Infobox MLA|name=Nirmla Wadhwani|office=[[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Gujarat]]|termstart=2012|termend=2017|preceded=Maya Kodnani|succeeded=Balram Thawani|constituency=Naroda|birth_date={{Birth year and age|1964}}|nationality=Indian|party=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]}}<br />
'''Nirmla Wadhwani''' is a politician from Gujarat and was minister for Women and Child Development in [[Vijay Rupani]]'s cabinet. She represented [[Naroda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Naroda]] in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Wadhwani is of [[Sindhis|Sindhi]] heritage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/gujarat-polls-16-women-mlas-emerge-victorious/784364|title=Gujarat Polls: 16 Women MLAs Emerge Victorious|work=Outlook India|date=21 December 2012|accessdate=7 May 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref name="GLA">{{cite web|title=Smt. (Dr.) Nirmla Sunil Wadhwani|url=http://164.100.47.192/women_legislators/state/nirmlasunilwadhwani.pdf|publisher=[[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]|accessdate=30 November 2017}}</ref> She won the [[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Naroda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Naroda]].<ref name="AM">{{cite news|last1=Patel|first1=Lakshmi|title=Gujarat Elections 2017: BJP repeats 10, Congress puts up 13 new faces on Ahmadabad's 16 seats|url=http://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/gujarat-elections-2017-bjp-repeats-10-congress-puts-up-13-new-faces-on-ahmedabads-16-seats/articleshow/61826514.cms|accessdate=30 November 2017|work=[[Ahmedabad Mirror]]|date=28 November 2017}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Vijay Rupani sworn in CM of Gujarat|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/vijay-rupani-swornin-as-gujarats-16th-chief-minister/article8955589.ece|accessdate=30 November 2017|work=The Hindu Business Line|date=7 August 2016}}</ref><br />
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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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gujarat assembly ruckus: Female BJP MLA injured after being allegedly attacked by Congress MLAs|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bedlam-in-guj-assembly-2-cong-mlas-suspended-minister-hurt-2332652|accessdate=30 November 2017|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=23 February 2017}}</ref> The BJP has not included her name in its official list of candidates for [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name="AM" /><br />
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