Anjali Nimbalkar is an Indian physician and politician. She is a senior leader and spokesperson of the Indian National Congress (INC).[1] She represented Khanapur of Belgaum district at the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 2018 to 2023.[2][3] She has been announced as the INC candidate for the Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 Indian general election.
Anjali Nimbalkar | |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2018–2023 | |
| Constituency | Khanapur |
| Preceded by | Arvind Chandrakant Patil |
| Succeeded by | Vithal Somanna Halagekar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 August 1976 Khanapur, Karnataka, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Hemant Nimbalkar |
| Relations | Ashok Shankarrao Chavan |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | LTMMC, Mumbai |
| Profession |
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Nimbalkar holds MBBS degree with masters in Gynaecology and Laparoscopy. She is one of the ten doctors elected to make it to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.[4]
Personal life
editAnjali Nimbalkar was born on 22 August 1976 into a Hindu family in Khanapur, Belagavi district of Karnataka. She is married to Hemant Nimbalkar, an officer with the Indian Police Service.[5][6]
Political career
editIn 2018, Anjali Nimbalkar contested the election from Khanapur in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election and won against Vithal Halagekar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[7][8] She secured a total of 36,649 votes, defeating Halagekar by a margin of 5,133 votes.[7]Nimbalkar protested the salary hike under the Karnataka Ministers Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Bill, 2022, by the Government of Karnataka, and requested the government to spend the same money to provide better facilities to the citizens.
She organized a padyatra to highlight issues of poor and neglected communities from her constituency.[8]In the 2023 Assembly election, she lost to Halagekar by a margin of more than 54,000 votes.[9]
In the 2024 general election to the Lok Sabha, she contested the Uttara Kannada constituency as a candidate of the Indian National Congress.[10] However, she was not successful in this election.[11]
| Year | Election | Constituency | Opponent | Result | Margin | Reference |
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| 2018 | Karnataka Legislative Assembly | Khanapur | Vithal Halagekar (BJP) | Won | 5,133 votes | [7][8] |
| 2023 | Karnataka Legislative Assembly | Khanapur | Vithal Halagekar (BJP) | Lost | 54,000+ votes | [9] |
| 2024 | Lok Sabha | Uttara Kannada | Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri | Lost | 3,37,428 votes | [12][11] |
References
edit- ^ "Hebbalkar, Nimbalkar appointed as Cong. spokespersons". The Hindu. 23 September 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Don't want salary hike, use money to help poor: K'taka Cong MLA Anjali Nimbalkar". The Week. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Women's Day: Why are you people wishing us, MLA asks". Deccan Herald. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "10 doctors make it to the Assembly". The Hindu. 16 May 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ Chennabasaveshwar (16 May 2018). "Karnataka Elections: IPS officer's wife creates history for Congress in Khanapur". oneindia.com. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ bijapur, naushad (16 May 2018). "It's women power, 3 from Belagavi win". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Khanapur Constituency Election Results: Assembly seat details, MLAs, candidates & more". The Times of India. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Meet Dr Anjali Nimbalkar, Congress Candidate From The Khanapur Seat". News18. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Khanapur Election Result 2023: BJP Candidate Vithal Somanna Halagekar Wins Defeating Congress Anjali Hemant Nimbalkar". Jagran. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Karnataka BJP urges EC to transfer IPS officer after Congress fields wife". The Indian Express. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Karnataka Election Results 2024 Highlights: NDA retains Karnataka even as Congress makes a comeback; Prajwal ..." The Hindu. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Uttara Kannada election results 2024 live updates". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.