Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt (born 10 August 1962) is an Indian politician and a member of the

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. She has been a member of 16th and 17th

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Career

Bhatt was a

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. She is credited with running and heading the "Women's Club" for the last 22 years. She was elected to the

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from the Vadodara constituency in the 2014 bye-elections. In the 16th Lok Sabha, Bhatt has been a member of the Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. From 2014 to 2016, she was a member of the Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare. From 2016 to 2019, she was a member of the Standing Committee on Industry. She was reelected to

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in the

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from Vadodara constituency and was appointed a member of the Standing Committee on Railways.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhatt, Ranjanben Dhananjay Living people India MPs 2014–2019 People from Vadodara Lok Sabha members from Gujarat Women in Gujarat politics People from Bharuch district 1962 births Ahmedabad municipal councillors 21st-century Indian women politicians 21st-century Indian politicians Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat India MPs 2019–present