Geniben Nagajibhai Thakor[1] is an Indian politician[2] and member of the legislative assembly of Gujarat legislative assembly from Vav.[3][4] She contested 2017 Gujarat legislative assembly election from Indian National Congress and won against Shankar Chaudhary of Bharatiya Janata Party.[3]
Political career
Thakor had contested 2017 Gujarat legislative assembly election from Vav constituency and won with margin of 6655 votes.[5] Thakor is considered as close-aid of Alpesh Thakor by media sources.[6][7] As of 2019, she is member of legislative assembly.
Views
In 2019, Geni Thakor supported the decision of [8] Thakor community to ban use of mobile phones for unmarried girls of community.[9][10][11] Thakor said that nothing was wrong in move to ban mobile for girls and "they should stay away from community and spend more time in studying".[12] Previously, in 2018, she provoked people to burn the rape accused instead of handing them to police.[13][14][15] Later, she clarified that she was trying 'to calm down women'.[13]
References
- ↑ Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region. Hindustan Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.
- ↑ Candidate profile
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Vav election results: Congress leader Thakor Geniben Nagaji wins". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ "Gujarat Elections 2017: Congress' Thakor Geniben Nagaji wins from Vav Vidha Sabha seat". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ "Vav Assembly Election 2017-18 LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Exit Polls, Results, Live Updates, Winning Candidates & Parties". India.com. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ "Congress MLA Geniben Thakor, considered close aide of Alpesh Thakor, says 'rape accused should be burnt alive'". Firstpost. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ Correspondent, dna (2019-04-14). "Gujarat: MLA Geniben Thakor contradicts Alpesh Thakor on sale of tickets". DNA India. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region. Hindustan Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.
- ↑ "Inter-caste marriages, mobile phones for girls banned by Gujarat's Thakor community". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ Langa, Mahesh (2019-07-17). "No mobile phones for girls, no inter-caste marriages: Gujarat's Thakor community". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ Bhattacharya, D. P. (2019-07-16). "Thakor Samaj 'bans' use of mobiles by unmarried Kshatriya women in a dozen Gujarat villages". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ "Thakors Ban Inter-Caste Marriages, Mobiles For Girls; Congress MLA Lauds Move". The Wire. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 ""Burn Rape Accused Alive": Gujarat Congress Lawmaker Tells Crowd". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ "Finish those who rape, don't hand them over to police: Alpesh Thakor's aide Geniben provokes mob - WATCH video". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ Correspondent, dna (2018-10-12). "Rapists should've been burnt alive, says Gujarat Congress woman MLA Geniben Thakor". DNA India. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
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