Biographical Sketch
CHAUDHARY, SMT. NISHA AMARSINH CONGRESS (I)- SABARKANTHA (GUJARAT)Worked as a Radio Artist in All India Radio, Jaipur; Participated in tribal programmes as a child artist for many years
Date of Birth :10 September 1952 Place of Birth :Saclawada in Distt. Dungarpur (Rajasthan) Marital Status :Married on 13 July 1991 Spouse's Name :Shri Amarsinh B. Chaudhary Children :One son and one daughter Educational Qualifications :M.A. (Soc.) Educated at Birla Institute, Pilani and Rajasthan University, Jaipur (Rajasthan) Profession :
Social and Political worker, Sportsman, Teacher and Educationist Permanent Address :
12, Ministers' Bunglows, Gandhi Nagar-382010 (Gujarat) Tel. (02712) 20945 Positions Held :
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) 1996 onwardsGeneral-Secretary, P.C.C., Gujarat General Secretary, Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee, Gujarat Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Social and Cultural Activities :Chairman, State Social Welfare Advisory Board; worked for child and women welfare; upliftment of backward classes particularly Tribals, associated with several social and educational institutions through social welfare institutions; devotes time for the upliftment of poor people
Special Interests :Tennis, badminton, hockey; Participated in several sports, specially hockey during school days; joined N.C.C. girls band and attended Republic Day Contigent Camp in New Delhi for many years
Singing, playing music and classical dances Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Music and songs Sports and Clubs :
Other Information :Teacher in Rotary English Medium School for five years; Principal, English Medium School at Palanpur; Devoted to public service in the interior part of Talukas since long and has been elected from Dantral constituency of Khedbrahma Taluka of Sabarkantha district in the Panchayat election; Chairman (i) District Education Committee, Jilla Panchayat, Sabarkantha; (ii) Gujarat State Social Welfare Advisory Board; Vice-Chairman, Gujarat State Voluntary Action Bureau; Member (i) Central Social Welfare Board; (ii) Gujarat Bal Kalyan Sangh State Training Advisory Committee; (iii) Association for Social Health in India, Gujarat Branch; (iv) Jyoti Sangh Research Advisory Committee; (v) N.S.S. Advisory Committee; (vi) State Small Savings Advisory Board; (vii) Adult Education Advisory Committee, (viii) Integrated Child Development Services; and (ix) Gujarat State Family Welfare Committee. At present she is a member of Public Service Commission
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Sabarkantha Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate10,95,704 Total votes polled 4,37,460 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Smt. Nisha Amarsinh Chaudhary (I.N.C.) 2,23,754 (2) Shri Arvind Trivedi (Lankesh) (B.J.P.) 1,18,143 (3) Shri Tunver Bismillakhan Umedkhan [A.I.I.C (T)] 2,466 (4) Shri Bandi Yusufbhai Bhikherbhai (J.D.) 2,287