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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Geeta Jain
| image = Geeta Bharat Jain.jpg
| caption =
| office = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| termstart = 2019
| termend = 2024
| successor = Narender Mehta
| constituency = [[Mira Bhayandar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mira Bhayandar]]
| office1 = [[Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation|Mayor of Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation]]
| termstart1 = 2015
| termend1 = 2017
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|07|05}}

| otherparty = [[Shiv Sena]] {{small|(2020-2022)}}
| nationality = Indian
}}
'''Geeta Bharat Jain''' (born 5 July 1964) is an Indian politician representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. She won election as an independent candidate. She afterwards gave support to the [[Shiv Sena]]-led government. After one year, she joined Shiv Sena.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.loksatta.com/maharashtra-news/mira-bhyander-independent-mla-geeta-jain-joins-shiv-sena-psd-91-2310141/|title=अपक्ष आमदार गीता यांचा शिवसेनेत पक्षप्रवेश|access-date=26 October 2020|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031235629/https://www.loksatta.com/maharashtra-news/mira-bhyander-independent-mla-geeta-jain-joins-shiv-sena-psd-91-2310141/|url-status=live}}</ref> She is member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from [[Mira Bhayandar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mira Bhayandar]] constituency. She served as a Mayor of the city of Mira-Bhayandar from February 2015 to August 2017. On June 22, 2022, she publicly extended her support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geeta Jain Join BJP : अपक्ष आमदार गीता जैन यांचा भाजपा प्रवेश |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/marathi/maharashtra/state/thane/mira-bhayander-independent-mla-geeta-jain-joins-bjp/mh20220622155558545545939 |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=ETV Bharat News |archive-date=13 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713091821/https://www.etvbharat.com/marathi/maharashtra/state/thane/mira-bhayander-independent-mla-geeta-jain-joins-bjp/mh20220622155558545545939 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Jain was born in [[Marwari people|Marwari]] Speaking family in [[Mumbai]] and raised in Mumbai suburb [[Andheri]]. She graduated from PVT Polytechnic College, Mumbai with a Diploma of Medical Laboratory Technology in 1984. Jain was the elder sister among three siblings. Her father ran a retail cloth shop at Jogeshwari.

After completing her schooling at M.A. high school, Andheri, she completed her secondary studies at [[Bhavan's College|Bhavans College]], Mumbai. Jain also attended PVT Polytechnic College, [[Santacruz, Mumbai|Santacruz]], Mumbai to pursue the Diploma of Medical Laboratory Technology (D.M.L.T.)

== Personal life ==
In August 1984 she married Bharat Jain. They have two daughters.
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==Positions held==
* 2002: Elected as corporator in Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (1st term)
* 2012: Re-Elected as corporator in Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (2nd term)
* 2015: Elected as mayor of Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation
* 2017: Re-Elected as corporator in Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (3rd term)
* 2019: Elected as member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from [[Mira Bhayandar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mira Bhayandar]]<ref name="Maharashtra now has seven more women members in assembly2">{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/Oct/24/maharashtra-now-has-seven-more-women-members-in-assembly-2052497.html|title=Maharashtra now has seven more women members in assembly|last1=The New Indian Express|first1=|date=24 October 2019|accessdate=24 November 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124181202/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/Oct/24/maharashtra-now-has-seven-more-women-members-in-assembly-2052497.html|archivedate=24 November 2024|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Meet Maharashtra's 24 women MLAs">{{cite news|last1=The Times of India|title=Meet Maharashtra's 24 women MLAs|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/meet-maharashtras-24-women-mlas/articleshow/71769844.cms|accessdate=24 November 2024|date=26 October 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124092457/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/meet-maharashtras-24-women-mlas/articleshow/71769844.cms|archivedate=24 November 2024}}</ref><ref name="Only 19 of 235 women contestants taste victory in Maharashtra">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Only 19 of 235 women contestants taste victory in Maharashtra |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/only-19-of-235-women-contestants-taste-victory/article29790751.ece |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=24 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124181954/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/only-19-of-235-women-contestants-taste-victory/article29790751.ece |archive-date=24 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Independents to watch out for in Maharashtra: 8 BJP-Sena rebels, 1 maverick">{{cite news |date=26 October 2019 |title=Independents to watch out for in Maharashtra: 8 BJP-Sena rebels, 1 maverick |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/independents-to-watch-out-for-in-maharashtra-8-bjp-sena-rebels-1-maverick-6088548/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101113438/https://indianexpress.com/elections/independents-to-watch-out-for-in-maharashtra-8-bjp-sena-rebels-1-maverick-6088548/ |archivedate=1 January 2025 |accessdate=1 January 2025 |publisher=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Bharatiya Janata Party|state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:Shiv Sena politicians]]
[[Category:People from Mira-Bhayandar]]

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