Maya Kodnani
Maya Kodnani | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Gujarat | |
| In office 1998–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Gopaldas Bhojwani |
| Succeeded by | Nirmala Wadhwani |
| Constituency | Naroda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Maya Surendrakumar Kodnani is a former Minister of State for Women and Child Development in the Government of Gujarat. Kodnani joined the 12th legislative assembly of Gujarat after being elected to represent the constituency of Naroda as a candidate for the Bharatiya Janata Party.
In 2012, Kodnani was sentenced to twenty-eight years' imprisonment for her participation in the Naroda Patiya massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots but acquitted in 2018 by the Gujarat High Court. Kodnani was one of the most high-profile individuals to be convicted in the case, as well being the only woman among the accused.