Ramilaben Bara is an Indian politician and a member of the Rajya Sabha. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2]

Ramilaben Bara
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
22 July 2020
Preceded byShambhuprasad Tundiya
ConstituencyGujarat
Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office
2004–2007
Succeeded byAshwin Kotval
ConstituencyKhedbrahma
Personal details
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseBecharbhai Bara
Residence(s)Sabarkantha district, Gujarat
EducationB.Ed. (Gujarat Vidyapith)
BA (Gujarat University)

Ramilaben had contested Lok Sabha and Assembly polls as a BJP candidate in the past. She was, however, defeated by the Congress on all occasions except once in the 2003 elections. Ramilaben is the tribal face of the party in Gujarat. She is also the state vice president, a former MLA, and the chairman of the tribal development department. In 2017, she lost the Assembly polls for the Khedbrahma seat. In March 2020, she was nominated as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Rajya Sabha Polls: BJP declares names of two candidates, may pull off coup in Congress for third seat". Deccan Herald. 11 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Gujarat BJP picks old timers Abhay Bharadwaj, Ramila Bara for Rajya Sabha". The Times Of India.
  3. ^ "Bara Ramilaben Becharbhai(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KHEDBRAHMA (ST)(SABARKANTHA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. ^ "BJP's 6 Rajya Sabha hopefuls". www.outlookindia.com/.