Geeta Jain | |
|---|---|
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| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Constituency | Mira Bhayandar |
| Mayor of Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation | |
| In office 2015–2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1964 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other political affiliations | Shiv Sena (2020-2022) |
Geeta Bharat Jain (born 5 July 1964) is an Indian politician representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. She won election as an independent candidate. She afterwards gave support to the Shiv Sena-led government. After one year, she joined Shiv Sena.[1] She is member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Mira Bhayandar constituency. She served as a Mayor of the city of Mira-Bhayandar from February 2015 to August 2017. After increasing internal conflicts in Shiv Sena, on 22 June 2022 she rejoined the BJP.[2]
Early life
Jain was born in Mumbai and raised in Mumbai suburb Andheri. She graduated from PVT Polytechnic College, Mumbai with a Diploma of Medical Laboratory Technology in 1984. Jain was the elder sister among three siblings. Her father ran a retail cloth shop at Jogeshwari.
After completing her schooling at M.A. high school, Andheri, she completed her secondary studies at Bhavans College, Mumbai. Jain also attended PVT Polytechnic College, Santacruz, Mumbai to pursue the Diploma of Medical Laboratory Technology (D.M.L.T.)
In August 1984 she married Bharat Jain. They have two daughters.
Positions held
- 2002: Elected as corporator in Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (1st term)
- 2012: Re-Elected as corporator in Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (2nd term)
- 2015: Elected as mayor of Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation
- 2017: Re-Elected as corporator in Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (3rd term)
- 2019: Elected as member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Mira Bhayandar
References
- ↑ "अपक्ष आमदार गीता यांचा शिवसेनेत पक्षप्रवेश". Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ↑ "Geeta Jain Join BJP : अपक्ष आमदार गीता जैन यांचा भाजपा प्रवेश". ETV Bharat News. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.