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Nagpur Mayor

Nanda Jichkar
Mayor of Nagpur
In office
5 March 2017 – 22 November 2019
Preceded byPravin Datke
Succeeded bySandip Joshi
Personal details
Born (1964-02-01) February 1, 1964 (age 60)
Nagpur
NationalityIndian
OccupationPolitician

Nanda Jichkar (born 1 February 1964) is an Indian politician.

Background and education

Jichkar was born on 1 February 1964 to a middle-class family in the Colonel Bagh, Nagpur. She completed her M.Sc. and M.Phil. in Statistics from Nagpur University. She also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science (PGDCS), B.Ed (Education) and M.A. (Psychology))

Positions held

Jichkar is a two term corporator from Bhartiya Janata Party in Nagpur Municipal Corporation also served twice as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Nagpur Women Wing (Nagpur BJP City President Mahila Aghadi). She served as the mayor of Nagpur Municipal Corporation from March 2017 to November 2019. She was a Member of Centre of Women's Studies and Development in Nagpur University. She is as well Vice President for Maharashtra State Mayor Council. She is the founding member of Mayor Innovation Council. Jichkar serves as a Board Member on Global Covenant of Mayors (GCOM) for Climate Action (chaired by Mr. Michael Bloomberg). She is currently also a Vice President of Regional Executive Committee (REXCom) for ICLEI South Asia.

Jichkar has been mentioned among 25 women leader across the world by National Geographic.

References

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  4. "Jichkar is VP of state mayors' council". The Times of India. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. "Mayor invites innovative ideas from schools, colleges". The Times of India. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  6. "Mayor Innovation Award is helpful for bringing change: Jichkar". www.nagpurtoday.in. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  7. Nanda Jichkar at GCAS, retrieved 12 August 2019
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  9. ^ Anparthi, Anjaya (12 July 209). "National Geographic mentions Jichkar among 25 women world leaders". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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  11. "South Asia". Global Covenant of Mayors. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  12. "REXCom | ICLEI South Asia". southasia.iclei.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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