Varsha Eknath Gaikwad is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress party, who was the

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from 30 December 2019 to 29 June 2022. She is a four term Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ( MLA) representing the

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in Mumbai,

Positions held

* 2004 – 2009: Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1st term) * 2009 – 2014: Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (2nd term) *2009-2010:

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for Medical Education, Higher and Technical Education, Tourism, Special Assistance * 2010 – 2014:

for Women and Child Development,

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* 2014 – 2019: Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (3rd term) * 2019 – current: Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (4th term)

Personal life

Varsha Gaikwad's father is

Eknath Gaikwad Eknath Gaikwad (1 January 1940 – 28 April 2021) was an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha and the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He died from COVID-19 in 2021. Personal l ...

, who was a three term Member of parliament. She belongs to an Ambedkarite Buddhist family.https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/maha-cabinet-expansion-first-cabinet-expansion-of-maha-government-led-by-cm-uddhav-thackeray-126407251.html She was lecturer in Siddharth College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaikwad, Varsha Living people Maharashtra MLAs 2004–2009 Maharashtra MLAs 2009–2014 Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019 Maharashtra MLAs 2019–2024 Indian Buddhists 20th-century Buddhists 21st-century Buddhists Indian National Congress politicians Marathi politicians Year of birth missing (living people)