Nanda Jichkar Explained

Nanda Jichkar
Office:Mayor of Nagpur
Term Start:5 March 2017
Term End:22 November 2019
Predecessor:Pravin Datke
Successor:Sandip Joshi
Birth Date:1 February 1964
Birth Place:Nagpur
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Politician

Nanda Jichkar (born 1 February 1964) is an Indian politician.[1]

Background and education

Jichkar was born on 1 February 1964 to a middle-class family in the Colonel Bagh, Nagpur. She completed her M.Sc. and M.Phil. in Statistics from Nagpur University. She also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science (PGDCS), B.Ed (Education) and M.A. (Psychology))[2]

Positions held

Jichkar is a two term corporator from Bhartiya Janata Party in Nagpur Municipal Corporation also served twice as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Nagpur Women Wing (Nagpur BJP City President Mahila Aghadi). She served as the mayor of Nagpur Municipal Corporation from March 2017 to November 2019.[3] She was a Member of Centre of Women's Studies and Development in Nagpur University. She is as well Vice President for Maharashtra State Mayor Council.[4] [5] She is the founding member of Mayor Innovation Council.[6] [7] [8] [9] Jichkar serves as a Board Member[10] on Global Covenant of Mayors (GCOM) for Climate Action (chaired by Mr. Michael Bloomberg). She is currently also a Vice President of Regional Executive Committee (REXCom) for ICLEI South Asia.[11]

Jichkar has been mentioned among 25 women leader across the world by National Geographic.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nanda Jichkar combines family ties with social commitment. March 6, 2017. Barkha. Mathur. The Times of India. en. 2019-08-12.
  2. Web site: Education is like meditation for me. September 10, 2018. The Times of India. en. 2019-09-01.
  3. Web site: Nanda Jichkar satisfied with tenure as Mayor. 2020-12-30. www.thehitavada.com. en.
  4. Web site: Jichkar is VP of state mayors' council. August 27, 2018. The Times of India. en. 2019-08-12. Ist.
  5. Web site: Mayor invites innovative ideas from schools, colleges. January 16, 2019. The Times of India. en. 2019-08-12.
  6. Web site: Mayor Innovation Award is helpful for bringing change: Jichkar. www.nagpurtoday.in. en-US. 2019-08-12.
  7. Web site: NMC to implement students' innovative ideas for Nagpur's development. 2019-02-06. Nation Next. en-US. 2019-08-12.
  8. Web site: National Geographic mentions Jichkar among 25 women world leaders. July 12, 209. Anjaya. Anparthi . The Times of India. en. 2019-08-13.
  9. Web site: 25 places where women are in charge. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306105141/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/features/places-women-rule-female-leaders-where-to-go/. dead. 6 March 2019. 2019-03-05. Travel. 2019-08-13.
  10. Web site: South Asia. Global Covenant of Mayors. en-US. 2019-08-12.
  11. Web site: REXCom ICLEI South Asia. southasia.iclei.org. 2019-08-12. 22 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022174021/http://southasia.iclei.org/who-we-are/rexcom.html. dead.

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