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{{short description|Indian woman politician and MLA from Gujarat}}
'''Geniben Nagajibhai Thakor<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lobo|first=Lancy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DBuAAAAMAAJ|title=The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region|date=1995|publisher=Hindustan Publishing Corporation|isbn=978-81-7075-035-2|language=en}}</ref>''' is an Indian politician<ref>[http://myneta.info/Gujarat2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=4745 Candidate profile]</ref> and [[Member Of Legislative Assembly|member of the legislative assembly]] of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Gujarat legislative assembly]] from [[Vav (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vav]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2017/gujarat-assembly-election-2017/story/gujarat-elections-vav-constituency-results-update-live-1109661-2017-12-18|title=Vav election results: Congress leader Thakor Geniben Nagaji wins|newspaper=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26|agency=Ist}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/gujarat-assembly-election/article/gujarat-assembly-elections-2017-vav-constituency-congress-bjp/132252|title=Gujarat Elections 2017: Congress' Thakor Geniben Nagaji wins from Vav Vidha Sabha seat|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> She contested [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2017 Gujarat legislative assembly election]] from [[Indian National Congress]] and won against [[Shankar Chaudhary]] of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name=":0" />

== Political career ==
Thakor had contested 2017 Gujarat legislative assembly election from Vav constituency and won with margin of 6655 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/assembly-election-2017/gujarat/vav/|title=Vav Assembly Election 2017-18 LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Exit Polls, Results, Live Updates, Winning Candidates & Parties|website=India.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> Thakor is considered as close-aid of [[Alpesh Thakor]] by media sources.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/congress-mla-geniben-thakor-considered-close-aide-of-alpesh-thakor-says-rape-accused-should-be-burnt-alive-5369311.html|title=Congress MLA Geniben Thakor, considered close aide of Alpesh Thakor, says 'rape accused should be burnt alive'|website=Firstpost|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-gujarat-mla-geniben-thakor-contradicts-alpesh-thakor-on-sale-of-tickets-2739397|title=Gujarat: MLA Geniben Thakor contradicts Alpesh Thakor on sale of tickets|last=Correspondent|first=dna|date=2019-04-14|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> As of 2019, she is member of legislative assembly.

== Views ==
In 2019, Geni Thakor supported the decision of <ref>{{Cite book|last=Lobo|first=Lancy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DBuAAAAMAAJ|title=The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region|date=1995|publisher=Hindustan Publishing Corporation|isbn=978-81-7075-035-2|language=en}}</ref> [[Thakor]] community to ban use of mobile phones for unmarried girls of community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/inter-caste-marriages-mobile-phones-for-girls-banned-by-gujarats-thakor-community-4215301.html|title=Inter-caste marriages, mobile phones for girls banned by Gujarat's Thakor community|website=Moneycontrol|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gujarats-thakor-community-issues-diktat-against-mobile-phones-for-girls/article28499458.ece|title=No mobile phones for girls, no inter-caste marriages: Gujarat's Thakor community|last=Langa|first=Mahesh|date=2019-07-17|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/thakor-samaj-bans-use-of-mobiles-by-unmarried-kshatriya-women-in-a-dozen-gujarat-villages/articleshow/70248049.cms|title=Thakor Samaj 'bans' use of mobiles by unmarried Kshatriya women in a dozen Gujarat villages|last=Bhattacharya|first=D. P.|date=2019-07-16|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> Thakor said that nothing was wrong in move to ban mobile for girls and "they should stay away from community and spend more time in studying".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/women/gujarat-thakor-inter-caste-marriage-alpesh-thakor|title=Thakors Ban Inter-Caste Marriages, Mobiles For Girls; Congress MLA Lauds Move|website=The Wire|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> Previously, in 2018, she provoked people to burn the rape accused instead of handing them to police.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gujarat-congress-lawmaker-tells-crowd-burn-rape-accused-alive-1930759|title="Burn Rape Accused Alive": Gujarat Congress Lawmaker Tells Crowd|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/finish-those-who-rape-dont-hand-them-over-to-police-alpesh-thakor-aide-geniben-provokes-mob-gujarat-bihar-uttar-pradesh-rupani-bjp-watch-video/298509|title=Finish those who rape, don't hand them over to police: Alpesh Thakor's aide Geniben provokes mob - WATCH video|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-rapists-should-ve-been-burnt-alive-says-gujarat-congress-woman-mla-geniben-thakor-2674470|title=Rapists should've been burnt alive, says Gujarat Congress woman MLA Geniben Thakor|last=Correspondent|first=dna|date=2018-10-12|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> Later, she clarified that she was trying 'to calm down women'.<ref name=":1" />

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