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Sulbha Gaikwad

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Sulbha Ganpat Gaikwad (born 1971)[1] is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. She is an MLA from Kalyan East Assembly constituency in Thane District. She won the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3]

Early life and education

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Gaikwad is from Kalyan, Thane District, Maharashtra. She married Ganpat Kalu Gaikwad, a three time MLA, who is involved in a criminal case and did not contest the seat in 2024 Assembly election.[4] She passed Class 5 and later discontinued her studies after 1985 while in Class 7 at Mahatma Gandhi Vidya Mandir, Dombivli, Thane.[1]

Career

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Gaikwad won from Kalyan East Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. She polled 81,516 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Mahesh Dashrath Gaikwad, an independent politician, by a margin of 26,408 votes.[5][6] Her husband Ganpat Gaikwad was the sitting MLA and won thrice from the constituency.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sulbha Ganpat Gaikwad(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KALYAN EAST(THANE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024 | Sulbha Ganpat Gaikwad contesting from Kalyan East: Track results here". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Kalyan East Assembly Election Results 2024: BJPs Sulbha Gaikwad Wins Big". Zee News. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  4. ^ "BJP's jailed three-time MLA's wife Sulbha Gaikwad wins from Kalyan (East)". The Indian Express. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Kalyan East Election Result 2024 LIVE: Sulbha Ganpat Gaikwad of BJP wins". News18. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Kalyan East, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Sulbha Gaikwad with 81516 defeats Independent candidate Mahesh Gaikwad". India Today. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.