Archive · 24 Sep 2026
BJP Nominates 14 Potential Members for Surat Municipal School Board
The Bharatiya Janata Party has chosen 14 people as possible members of Surat’s Municipal School Board.
Four of the people are from Surat.
More than 300 party workers had asked to be considered for the positions.
The board manages about 365 schools.
These schools teach more than two lakh children from Classes 1 to 8.
They use Gujarati, Hindi, English, Urdu, Odia and Marathi.
One nominee is advocate and notary Kiran Ghoghari.
Ghoghari notarised documents connected to a dispute over signatures in the 2024 Surat parliamentary election.
The state BJP nominated 14 potential contenders for the Municipal School Board, Surat, including four people from Surat.
The nominees include BJP functionaries, school and medical-store operators, and former Veer Narmad South Gujarat University syndicate members.
More than 300 BJP functionaries had expressed interest in securing a position on the board.
The board oversees around 365 municipal schools serving more than two lakh students in six language mediums from Classes 1 to 8.
The list includes advocate and notary Kiran Ghoghari, who notarised affidavits linked to the 2024 Surat parliamentary election dispute.
- Who
- The state Bharatiya Janata Party nominated 14 potential contenders, including four people from Surat.
- What
- The party nominated candidates for possible positions on the Municipal School Board, Surat.
- When
- The nominations were announced on Wednesday; the article also refers to events during the 2024 parliamentary election.
- Where
- Surat, Gujarat, and the Municipal School Board, Surat.
- Why
- The nominees are being considered to run the municipal school board after more than 300 BJP functionaries expressed interest.
- Nominations
- 14 potential contenders were named by the state BJP.
- Surat nominees
- Four of the nominees are from Surat.
- Schools overseen
- Around 365 municipal schools.
- Students served
- More than two lakh students.
- Education levels
- Classes 1 to 8.
- Teaching staff
- More than 5,800 teachers.
- Languages
- Gujarati, Hindi, English, Urdu, Odia and Marathi.