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'''Geetaba Jayrajsinh Jadeja''' (born 1968)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Geetaba Jayrajsinh Jadeja(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- GONDAL(RAJKOT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/Gujarat2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=5104 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Gujarat]]. She is a member of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from Gondal Assembly constituency in [[Rajkot district]]. She won the [[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=Gondal Election Result 2022 LIVE: BJP's Geetaba Jayrajsinh Jadeja retains Gondal seat - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/gondal-election-result-2022-live-how-to-check-election-winners-losers-vote-margin-news-updates-15351631.htm |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Jadeja is from [[Gondal, India|Gondal]], Rajkot district, Gujarat. She is the wife of former two time MLA [[Jayrajsinh Jadeja]]. She studied Class 10 at Mondhiba Girls High School, Gondal and passed the SSC examinations in 1985.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Jadeja won from [[Gondal Assembly constituency]] representing Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. She polled 86,062 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Shivlal Barasia of the [[Aam Aadmi Party|Aam Admi Party]], by a margin of 78,864 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |date=2022-12-08 |title=Gondal Election 2022 Final Results LIVE: BJP Candidate GEETABA JAYRAJSINH JADEJA wins from Gondal , Details Inside |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/gondal-election-result-2022-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-result-winner-loser-tally-bjp-congress-aap-gujarat-assembly-election-result-news-1568200 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref> She first became an MLA winning the [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]] defeating Khatariya Arjunbhai Ghanshyambhai of the [[Indian National Congress]] by a margin of 15,397.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gondal Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Geetaba Jayrajsinh Jadeja Of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/elections/gondal-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-6562603.html |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== Controversy ==
In June 2024, her son Jyotiradityasinh, also known as Ganesh, was arrested for alleged rioting and atrocities against a scheduled caste student leader following Kshatriya-Dalit tensions which broke out in [[Rajkot]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-14 |title=As Kshatriya-Dalit tensions simmer in Rajkot, who are the Jadejas of Gondal, family in the middle of the row? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/rajkot-kshatriya-dalit-tensions-jadejas-gondal-9452796/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He was later granted bail by the [[Gujarat High Court]] in October 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thakkar |first=Lovina |date=2024-10-08 |title=Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To BJP MLA's Son Booked Under Atrocities Act |url=https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/gujarat-high-court/gujarat-high-court-bail-bjp-mla-geetaba-jadeja-son-sc-st-act-271905 |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=www.livelaw.in |language=en}}</ref>

In March 2025, Ganesh Jadeja, was accused of involvement in the death of Rajkumar Jat, who went missing on 2 March 2025, following an alleged altercation with security personnel outside the residence of [[Gondal Assembly constituency|Gondal]] MLA Geetaba Jadeja.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-03-12 |title=Mystery shrouds death of Bhilwara civil service aspirant in Gujarat |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/mystery-shrouds-death-of-bhilwara-civil-service-aspirant-in-gujarat/articleshow/118902880.cms |access-date=2025-03-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajasthan: गुजरात में हुई भीलवाड़ा के राजकुमार जाट की मौत का मामला संसद में उठा, उम्मेदाराम ने की CBI जांच की मांग |url=https://rajasthan.ndtv.in/rajasthan-news/rajasthan-the-case-of-murder-of-bhilwaras-rajkumar-jat-in-gujarat-was-raised-in-parliament-ummedram-demanded-cbi-investigation-7960482 |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=rajasthan.ndtv.in |language=hi}}</ref> His body was discovered on 4 March 2025 and Rajkumar’s father, Ratanlal, alleged that Ganesh Jadeja and his associates were responsible for his son’s death. [[Hanuman Beniwal]] and [[Ummeda Ram Beniwal|Ummedaram Beniwal]] also demanded for CBI Investigation in this case in [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=राजकुमार जाट के मामले में पिता ने कहा-MLA के बेटे-उसके दोस्तों ने मार डाला बेटा |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/rajasthan/bhilwara/bhilwara-rajkumar-jat-case-father-said-mla-son-and-his-friends-killed-son/2683717 |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Zee News Hindi |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=लोकसभा में गूंजा राजकुमार जाट हत्याकांड का मामला, बाड़मेर सांसद ने की CBI जांच की मांग |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/rajasthan/jaipur/bhilwara-rajkumar-jat-murder-in-gujarat-ummedram-demanded-cbi-investigation-in-parliament/2686814 |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Zee News Hindi |language=hi}}</ref>

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[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Gujarat MLAs 2017–2022]]
[[Category:Gujarat MLAs 2022–2027]]
[[Category:People from Rajkot district]]
[[Category:Women members of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]

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LibbyAlba221 at 07:08, 20 July 2025