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| office = Member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| constituency = [[Dharavi Assembly constituency|Dharavi]]<br />
| term_start = 2024<br />
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| profession = Politician<br />
| predecessor = [[Varsha Gaikwad]]<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
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'''Jyoti Eknath Gaikwad''' is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. She is a [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2024]], representing [[Dharavi Assembly constituency]] as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Dharavi, Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: INC's Jyoti Gaikwad with 70727 defeats SHS's Rajesh Khandare |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/dharavi-maharashtra-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-maelb-2638287-2024-11-23 |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chitnis |first=Purva |date=2024-11-23 |title=Congress's Jyoti Gaikwad wins by 23,459 votes in Dharavi amid land grab charges against Adani, Mahayuti |url=https://theprint.in/elections/congresss-jyoti-gaikwad-takes-a-23459-vote-lead-in-dharavi-amid-land-grab-charges-against-adani-mahayuti/2370423/ |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Maharashtra assembly to have 78 first-time MLAs">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/maharashtra-assembly/maharashtra-assembly-to-have-78-first-time-mlas/article68926011.ece|title=Maharashtra assembly to have 78 first-time MLAs|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 November 2024|accessdate=29 November 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241129133813/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/maharashtra-assembly/maharashtra-assembly-to-have-78-first-time-mlas/article68926011.ece|archivedate=29 November 2024|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Dharavi election results 2024: Congress' Jyoti Gaikwad wins seat with 23,459 margin">{{cite news |title=Dharavi election results 2024: Congress' Jyoti Gaikwad wins seat with 23,459 margin |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/politics/dharavi-assembly-election-2024-congress-jyoti-gaikwad-against-shiv-sena-rajesh-khandare-19513555.htm |access-date=29 December 2024 |publisher=CNBCTV18 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241229083901/https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/politics/dharavi-assembly-election-2024-congress-jyoti-gaikwad-against-shiv-sena-rajesh-khandare-19513555.htm |archive-date=29 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Dharavi">{{cite news |date=23 November 2024 |title=Maharastra Assembly Election Results 2024 - Dharavi |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13178.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241229084037/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/candidateswise-S13178.htm |archive-date=29 December 2024 |access-date=29 December 2024 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Jyoti Eknath Gaikwad elected to the 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the first time from the Dharavi Assembly Constituency reserved for Scheduled Castes in the 2024 Assembly Elections. Earlier, Jyoti Gaikwad's sister and sitting MP [[Varsha Gaikwad]] was elected for four consecutive terms from Dharavi assembly constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, [[Varsha Gaikwad]] became an MP from the Mumbai North constituency.<ref name="Dham">{{Cite news |last=Hiwale |first=Sandesh |date=2024-11-24 |title=महाराष्ट्रातील विद्यमान 10 बौद्ध आमदार (2024-29) - धम्म भारत |url=https://dhammabharat.com/buddhist-mlas-from-maharashtra-2024/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124000658/https://dhammabharat.com/buddhist-mlas-from-maharashtra-2024/ |archive-date=24 January 2025 |access-date=2025-02-02 |work=धम्म भारत |language=en-GB |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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Jyoti Gaikwad belongs to the [[Ambedkarite]] [[Buddhist]] community.<ref name=Dham /> Her father [[Eknath Gaikwad]] was also a three-time MP. She is the only Buddhist woman MLA in the 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Apart from this, she is also the only woman MLA of [[Maha Vikas Aghadi]]. In the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Jyoti Gaikwad secured 70,727 votes and defeated Shinde faction's Shiv Sena candidate Rajesh Shivdas Khandare by 23,459 votes.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of chief ministers of Maharashtra]]<br />
* [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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