Kalaben Delkar
Member of Lok Sabha
Assumed office
2 November 2021
Preceded byMohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar
ConstituencyDadra and Nagar Haveli
Personal details
Born (1971-08-21) August 21, 1971 (age 52)[1]
Sukhala, Valsad, Gujarat
Political partyShiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)
SpouseMohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar
Residence(s)Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
EducationB.A.
Alma materVeer Narmad South Gujarat University
ProfessionBusiness & Social Work

Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar (born 21 August 1971)[1] is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament from Dadra and Nagar Haveli parliamentary constituency in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. She is the first woman Member of Parliament from Dadra and Nagar Haveli as well as the first Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP outside Maharastra.[2][3]

Personal life

She was married to former seven time MP of DNH Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar. They had one son and a daughter.[4] She succeed him as MP after his death.

Political career

She successfully contested the 2021 by-poll from Dadra and Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha seat as a member of Shiv Sena, after the death of her husband Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar. She won against Mahesh Gavit of the Bharatiya Janata Party by 51270 votes.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Certificate of Domicile/Permanent Resident Certificate". p. 8. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Kalaben Delkar wins Dadra and Nagar Haveli". Times of India. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Kalaben Delkar wins in Dadra and Nagar Haveli". Indian Express. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar(Criminal & Asset Declaration)". My Neta. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Shiv Sena's Kalaben Delkar leads in Dadra and Nagar Haveli bye-elections". Times of India. Retrieved 4 November 2021.


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