Manisha Ashok Chaudhary
Manisha Ashok Chaudhary | |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Dahisar | |
| Assumed office 2014–present | |
| Constituency | Dahisar (Mumbai) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June, 1962 Palghar |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Borivali, Mumbai |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | mahabjp |
Manisha Ashok Chaudhary is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. She is a third term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] She won the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from Dahisar Assembly constituency in Mumbai Suburban districtfor the third straight time.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]Chaudhary is from Borivali, Mumbai Suburban district, Maharashtra. She married Ashok Chaudhary and together they have two children.
Career
[edit]She served as the mayor of Dahanu Nagar Palike from 1998 to 2001. Later, she was the BMC corporator from Borivali from 2012 to 2014. She first became an MLA winning the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party from Dahisar Assembly constituency. She defeated Vinod Ghosalkar of Shiv Sena by a margin of 38,578 votes. She retained the seat in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election defeating the Arun Sawant of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 63,917 votes. She was elected for the third time in the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election beating Ghosalkar again, who contested this time on SS (UBT) ticket, by a margin of 44,329 votes.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Smt.Manisha Chaudhari (Winner)". myneta.info. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Dahisar Assembly Constituency Elections Maharashtra". elections.in. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Chaudhary Manisha Ashok of BJP WINS the Dahisar constituency Maharastra Assembly Election 2014". newsreporter.in. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ The New Indian Express (24 October 2019). "Maharashtra now has seven more women members in assembly". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ The Times of India (26 October 2019). "Meet Maharashtra's 24 women MLAs". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ The Hindu (24 October 2019). "Only 19 of 235 women contestants taste victory in Maharashtra". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.