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She is the only Buddhist woman MLA in the 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Apart from this, she is also the only woman MLA of Maha Vikas Aghadi . In the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Jyoti Gaikwad secured 70,727 votes and defeated Shinde faction's Shiv Sena candidate Rajesh Shivdas Khandare by 23,459 votes.
Her most important social welfare project was the uplift of the poor in Dharavi, [8] which was the largest slum in the world. She documented her experiences in her book, O Dharavi. [10] Bilkees also wrote several books apart from Oh Dharavi. Her first book, Essential Andhra Cookbook, is a study of the cuisine of Andhra Pradesh. [5]
Dharavi (constituency number 178) is one of the 10 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Mumbai City district. [2] Number of electorates in 2009 was 268,779 (male 152,013, female 116,766) 113,732 are voters from minority community. [3]
Dharavi Bank is an Indian crime drama television series directed by Samit Kakkad and produced by Zee Studios. It stars Suniel Shetty , Vivek Oberoi , Sonali Kulkarni and Samikssha Batnagar . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The series marks Suniel Shetty's OTT debut.
1893 Map of Salsette Island showing Dharavi Island at top Left corner. Dharavi Island is located on the western side of Salsette, situated at the mouth of the Bassein creek. The island is named after the Dharavi Devi Mandir, a Hindu temple dedicated to the mother goddess Dharavi. [3] [4] The word, Dharavi translates to loose mud in Tamil language.
An integrated slum dwelling and informal economy inside Dharavi of Mumbai. Dharavi slum started in 1887 with industrial and segregationist policies of the British colonial era. The slum housing, tanneries, pottery and other economy established inside and around Dharavi during the British rule of India. [2] [3] [4] Prem Sagar
Varadarajan was born in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu in 1926 [2] He moved to Mumbai in 1945. Working as a porter at VT Station, he began his criminal life by stealing dock cargo.. Varada, as he was fondly called, was hugely popular among the poor Tamil residents in the Dharavi s
Varsha Eknath Gaikwad (born 3 February 1975) is an Indian politician serving as a member of parliament, Lok Sabha.She is the President of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee.