Geni Thakor

Geniben Thakor
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byParbatbhai Patel
ConstituencyBanaskantha
Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office
14 December 2017 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byShankar Chaudhary
Succeeded byTBD
ConstituencyVav
Personal details
Born (1975-11-19) 19 November 1975 (age 48)
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseNagaji Thakor
ProfessionSocial Worker
As of 18 November, 2022
Source: [1]

Geniben Nagajibhai Thakor[1] is an Indian politician[2] and was member of the legislative assembly of Gujarat legislative assembly elected from Vav assembly constituency.[3][4] She contested 2017 Gujarat legislative assembly election from Indian National Congress and won against Shankar Chaudhary of Bharatiya Janata Party. She won the 2024 Indian Lok Sabha Elections from Banaskantha constituency, being the only Indian National Congress candidate from Gujarat.[5][6]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Candidate profile
  3. ^ "Vav election results: Congress leader Thakor Geniben Nagaji wins". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Gujarat Elections 2017: Congress' Thakor Geniben Nagaji wins from Vav Vidha Sabha seat". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  5. ^ Langa, Mahesh (8 June 2024). "Geniben Thakor: The giant killer". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  6. ^ India Today (13 July 2024). "Women activists | Beating all odds". Retrieved 21 October 2024.