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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nirmla Sapre
| office1 = Member of the [[16th Madhya Pradesh Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Bina Assembly constituency|Bina]]
| term_start1 = December 2023
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Mahesh Rai
| successor1 =
| birth_date = 1977
| birth_place =
| party = [[Bhartiya Janta Party]]
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| education = [[Master of Science]]
| alma_mater = [[Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation]]
}}
'''Nirmla Sapre''' (born 1977) is an Indian politician from [[Madhya Pradesh]]. She is a member of the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] representing the [[Indian National Congress]] Party from [[Bina Assembly constituency]] which is reserved from Scheduled Caste community in [[Sagar district]]. She won the [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nirmla Sapre Election Results 2023: News, Votes, Results of Madhya-pradesh Assembly |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/madhya-pradesh-assembly-election-candidates-list-2023/nirmla-sapre-12035-2 |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=NDTV.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=english |title=adv nirmla sapre madhya-pradesh adv-nirmla-sapre-bina candidate Profile,Candidates Net Worth, Education News {{!}} ABP Live News |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/adv-nirmla-sapre-madhya-pradesh-bina-candidate-profile.html |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Sapre hails from an agricultural family in Bina, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. She completed her master's degree in zoology from [[Vinayaka Missions University|Vinayaka Mission University]], Selam, [[Tamil Nadu]], and also did an M.Sc. from [[Dr. Hari Singh Gour University]] in Sagar.<ref>https://www.indialeader.com/ViewLeader/47161/Nirmla---Sapre</ref>

== Career ==
Sapre was elected as an MLA for the first time winning the [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] representing [[Indian National Congress]] from [[Bina Assembly constituency]] in Sagar district. She polled 72,458 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Mahesh Rai of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 6,155 votes.

=== Controversy ===
Later, she joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on 6 May 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 May 2024 |title=Madhya Pradesh: Congress MLA Nirmala Sapre joins BJP days after Indore embarrassment |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/madhya-pradesh/sagar-lok-sabha-seat-yet-another-shocker-for-congress-as-bina-mla-nirmala-sapre-joins-bjp-ahead-of-third-phase-polls-2024-05-05-929689 |access-date=5 May 2024 |website=India TV News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2024-05-05 |title=Congress MLA joins BJP in Madhya Pradesh; third Opposition party legislator to cross over since Lok Sabha polls announcement |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/congress-mla-joins-bjp-in-madhya-pradesh-third-opposition-party-legislator-to-cross-over-since-lok-sabha-polls-announcement/article68142297.ece |access-date=2024-05-29 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="Congress MLA joins BJP, cites PCC chief's 'indecent remark'">{{cite news |title=Congress MLA joins BJP, cites PCC chief's 'indecent remark' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/cong-mla-joins-bjp-cites-pcc-chiefs-indecent-remark/articleshow/109874368.cms |access-date=6 March 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=6 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250306070042/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/cong-mla-joins-bjp-cites-pcc-chiefs-indecent-remark/articleshow/109874368.cms |archive-date=6 March 2025}}</ref> However, she did not resign from the state assembly. On 5 July 2024, the Congress party Leader of the Opposition, [[Umang Singhar]] filed a petition seeking the disqualification of Sapre to the speaker [[Narendra Singh Tomar]], under the anti defection law.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-27 |title=Cong reiterates demand for Sapre’s ouster from House |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/congress-demands-disqualification-of-nirmala-sapre-over-defection-controversy/articleshow/115708345.cms |access-date=2025-05-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Later, Madhya Pradesh High Court issued notices to both Sapre and speaker Tomar on 9 December 2024, seeking clarification on the delay in deciding Sapre's legislative membership.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-12-09 |title=Madhya Pradesh HC issues notices to Speaker on Congress MLA joining BJP |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/madhya-pradesh/madhya-pradesh-hc-issues-notices-to-speaker-on-congress-mla-joining-bjp/article68965906.ece |access-date=2025-05-06 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-12-24 |title=भास्कर सवाल: निर्मला की सदस्यता बचेगी या जाएग: विधानसभा अध्यक्ष बोले- सप्रे का मामला विधानसभा के साथ न्यायालय में भी, टिप्पणी की आवश्यकता नहीं - Sagar News |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/mp/sagar/news/bhaskar-question-will-nirmalas-membership-remain-or-will-it-go-134173585.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241230173810/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/mp/sagar/news/bhaskar-question-will-nirmalas-membership-remain-or-will-it-go-134173585.html |archive-date=30 December 2024 |access-date=2025-05-06 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Sagar district]]
[[Category:Dr. Hari Singh Gour University]]
[[Category:Women members of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]

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