Geniben Nagajibhai Thakor[1] is an Indian politician[2] and member of the legislative assembly of Gujarat legislative assembly from Vav.[3][4] She contested 2017 Gujarat legislative assembly election from Indian National Congress and won against Shankar Chaudhary of Bharatiya Janata Party.[3]
Political career
Thakor had contested 2017 Gujarat legislative assembly election from Vav constituency and won with margin of 6655 votes.[5] Thakor is considered as close-aid of Alpesh Thakor by media sources.[6][7] As of 2019, she is member of legislative assembly.
Views
In 2019, Geni Thakor supported the decision of [8] Thakor community to ban use of mobile phones for unmarried girls of community.[9][10][11] 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".[12] Previously, in 2018, she provoked people to burn the rape accused instead of handing them to police.[13][14][15] Later, she clarified that she was trying 'to calm down women'.[13]
References
- ↑ The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region{{#if:Lobo|, Lobo}. Hindustan Publishing Corporation(1995). ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2
- ↑ Candidate profile
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vav election results: Congress leader Thakor Geniben Nagaji wins. India Today. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ Gujarat Elections 2017: Congress' Thakor Geniben Nagaji wins from Vav Vidha Sabha seat. www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ Vav Assembly Election 2017-18 LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Exit Polls, Results, Live Updates, Winning Candidates & Parties. India.com. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ Congress MLA Geniben Thakor, considered close aide of Alpesh Thakor, says 'rape accused should be burnt alive'. Firstpost. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ Gujarat: MLA Geniben Thakor contradicts Alpesh Thakor on sale of tickets, Correspondent, dna. DNA India(2019-04-14). Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region{{#if:Lobo|, Lobo}. Hindustan Publishing Corporation(1995). ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2
- ↑ Inter-caste marriages, mobile phones for girls banned by Gujarat's Thakor community. Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ No mobile phones for girls, no inter-caste marriages: Gujarat's Thakor community. The Hindu(2019-07-17). Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ Thakor Samaj 'bans' use of mobiles by unmarried Kshatriya women in a dozen Gujarat villages. The Economic Times(2019-07-16). Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ Thakors Ban Inter-Caste Marriages, Mobiles For Girls; Congress MLA Lauds Move. The Wire. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Burn Rape Accused Alive": Gujarat Congress Lawmaker Tells Crowd. NDTV.com. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ Finish those who rape, don't hand them over to police: Alpesh Thakor's aide Geniben provokes mob - WATCH video. www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ Rapists should've been burnt alive, says Gujarat Congress woman MLA Geniben Thakor, Correspondent, dna. DNA India(2018-10-12). Retrieved 2019-11-26.