Sangita Patil Explained

Sangita Patil is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, representing the Limbayat Assembly constituency.[1] She has been elected from the same constituency twice in 2012 and 2017.[2]

Political career

Patil is associated with the Bhartiya Janta Party. In 2012, Patil won the seat by defeating Congress' Suresh Sonavale by 30,321 votes.[3] She was again elected from the same constituency in 2017.

Patil sought the imposition of 'Disturbed Areas Act' in her constituency which prevents the selling of property of one community member to another community member without prior permission of a collector.[4] [5] [6] She has been accused of using a dummy candidate for her third year BA exam by a local Shiv Sena leader; she refuted the claim and filed a defamation case.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017: BJP's Patil Sangitaben wins from Limbayat constituency. www.timesnownews.com. en. 2019-11-29.
  2. News: Gujarat Election 2012: 16 women MLAs emerged victorious. 2012-12-22. The Economic Times. 2019-11-29.
  3. Web site: Five MLAs who won with hefty margin re-nominated. November 18, 2017. The Times of India. en. 2019-11-29.
  4. Web site: Gujarat BJP MLA from Surat seeks imposition of Disturbed Areas Act in Limbayat constituency. Firstpost. 2019-11-29.
  5. Web site: BJP MLA seeks Disturbed Areas Act in Limbayat . July 27, 2019. The Times of India. en. 2019-11-29.
  6. Web site: Surat: BJP MLA seeks imposition of 'Disturbed Areas Act' to prevent Muslims from acquiring residential properties of Hindus. The New Indian Express. 2019-11-29.
  7. Web site: A Congress vs BJP battle in Gujarat you know little about. Soni. Nikunj. April 13, 2019. Ahmedabad Mirror. en. 2019-11-29.
  8. Web site: Limbayat BJP MLA files defamation case against Shiv Sena leader over allegations of using dummy in exam. 2018-06-03. The Indian Express. en-IN. 2019-11-29.

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