Maharashtra Educationist's Daughter Nila Vikhe Patil Elected to Swedish Parliament
The Green Party won 176 seats, and Vikhe Patil said she will focus on children’s welfare and the environment.
- On Saturday, Nila Vikhe Patil, 41, was elected to Sweden's 349-member Parliament from the Stockholm City constituency following the September 13 general election.
- The Swedish Election Authority reported the left-leaning opposition won 176 seats in the 349-seat Riksdag, compared to 173 for the outgoing conservative-led government, positioning the Green Party within the new majority.
- Before her election, Vikhe Patil served as Political Adviser in the Stefan Lofven administration focusing on finance, taxes, and housing, and previously sat on the Stockholm City Council.
- Granddaughter of late Union minister Balasaheb Vikhe Patil and great-granddaughter of Vithalrao, founder of Asia's first co-operative sugar factory, Vikhe Patil said, "I hope to make my grandfather proud."
- "I would like to be a voice for those who cannot vote," Vikhe Patil told PTI, identifying children's welfare and environmental protection as her primary parliamentary focus areas.
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Maharashtra educationist Ashok Vikhe Patil's daughter, Nila Vikhe Patil, was elected a Member of Parliament from the Stockholm City constituency in the national election held on September 13.
Indian-origin Neela Vikhe Patil has been elected to the Swedish Parliament. She represented the Green Party in the Stockholm City constituency. She is the niece of Maharashtra BJP minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil. Neela's family is associated with Maharashtra politics and education.
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Times of IndiaMaharashtra educationist's daughter Nila Vikhe Patil elected to Swedish Parliament
Nila, 41, was elected a Member of Parliament from Stockholm City constituency. Polling was held on September 13. Nila has been an active member of the Green Party and is a member of the Election Committee of the Stockholm Green Party. Born in Sweden, Nila spent early years in Ahmednagar in Maharashtra. She is niece of Maharashtra minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil.
Neela Vikhe Patil, daughter of Maharashtra educationist Ashok Vikhe Patil, was elected to the Swedish Parliament on Saturday. She represented the Stockholm City constituency.
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