Mumbai, November 5: The stage is all set for the assembly elections in Maharashtra, which will be held on Wednesday, November 20. While the upcoming Vidhan Sabha polls will see a direct fight between the ruling MahaYuti and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliances, several parties, such as Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA), Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), etc., are in the fray for the assembly polls. The VBA is fighting the forthcoming elections on its own and has fielded Shameebha Patil (Shamibha Patil) from the Raver seat.

Of all the seats, the Raver assembly constituency in Jalgaon district is of particular interest as the Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi has nominated transgender rights activist Shameebha Patil as its candidate. It must be noted that the Raver assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha, or legislative assembly constituencies, of Maharashtra. It has been a seat which has seen arch-rivals Congress and BJP take on each other several times. Maharashtra Polls: Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi Releases First List of 11 Candidates.

VBA's First List Featuring Shameebha Patil

Who Is Shameebha Patil?

"This is historic. A transgender has been given candidature, a criteria which the ruling classes like to call "electability", much like their idea of "merit", said Disha Pinki Sheikh, a transgender and Spokesperson of the party when Shameebha Patil's candidature was announced. So, who is Shameebha Patil? A resident of Bhusawal, Shameebha Patil is a highly educated transgender who will fight the upcoming state polls from Raver as VBA leader.

Patil has an MA in Marathi from Faizpur College. At present, she is pursuing a PhD in the literature of poet Grace. As per her Instagram bio, Shameebha Patil is a state-body member of the Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi's women's wing. She also described herself as a writer, poet and public speaker. Shameebha Patil has over 17,000 followers on Instagram. Who Is Tanuja Gholap? All About BJP Leader As Her Father Babanrao Gholap Sends Her Legal Notice After She Files Nomination Against Brother Yogesh Gholap From Deolali.

In the 2019 assembly elections in Maharashtra, Congress leader Shirish Madhukarrao Chaudhari won the Raver seat by defeating BJP candidate Hari Bhau Jawale.

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