Nila Vikhe Patil has been elected as a Member of Parliament representing the Stockholm City constituency. The national election took place on September 13. She is the daughter of prominent Maharashtra educationist Ashok Vikhe Patil.
Nila, 41, said she was looking forward to contributing to the city and the country.
“It feels nice to be a part of the 349-member Parliament. Sweden’s left-leaning opposition won a narrow majority in the September 13 election. The Swedish Election Authority said the four opposition parties won 176 seats in the 349-seat Riksdag (Parliament) election. The four parties that make up or support the outgoing conservative-led government took 173 seats.
I am looking forward to contributing to the city and the country,” she told news agency PTI.
“I want to contribute to a society where every child gets a chance for a good future. We need a habitable planet with clean water, living nature and as few human-caused natural disasters as possible,” she added. Nila is also the great-granddaughter of the founder of Asia’s first co-operative sugar factory, Vithalrao Vikhe Patil, and granddaughter of the late Union minister Balasaheb Vikhe Patil. Nila has served as a political advisor in the Swedish Prime Minister’s Office, focusing on finance, taxes, and housing during the Stefan Lofven administration.
“I would like to be voice for those who cannot vote,” she said.
