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New member
Amee Yajnik, Congress Candidate Against Gujarat's Bhupendra Patel
- Amee Yajnik is also a lawyer and social worker. She has been a pro bono lawyer for women for the past 24 years.
- Born on July 27, 1959, Amee Yajnik completed Doctor of Science of Law (JSD) and Master of Science of Law (JSM) from Stanford University. She also has a Master's in Ecology and Environment (MEE) from the Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment (IIEE). She did her LLB degree from Ahmedabad's LA Shah College and BSc from MG Science Institute, Gujarat University.
- Ameee Yajnik has held various posts including Assistant Government Pleader, Additional Public Prosecutor, and Additional Central Government Standing Counsel in the Gujarat High Court. She has served as the Senior Standing Counsel for the Central Board of Excise and Customs from 2008 to 2016.
- Ameee Yajnik was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha in 2018 from Gujarat. She has been a member of the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 and also of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rajkot.
- Amee Yajnik has co-authored a book titled "Electricity Reforms in India" and has published numerous articles on law, environment, and society in reputed academic journals.