Tshiwela Elidah Lishivha (born 28 June 1958), also known as Elda Leshika, is a South African politician who represented the

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(ANC) in the

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from 1999 to 2014. She was first elected in the 1999 general election, serving the

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constituency (then called the Northern Province). She was narrowly re-elected to the Limpopo caucus in

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, and she was re-elected in

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off the ANC's national party list. During her third term in the assembly, she was a member of the Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lishivha, Tshiwela Living people 1958 births African National Congress politicians 21st-century South African politicians 21st-century South African women politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa Women members of the National Assembly of South Africa