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Sumitra Mahajan Biography |
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| Constituency | Indore |
| Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Date of Birth | 12 April, 1943 |
| Place of Birth | Chiplun, Maharashtra |
| Education | M.A. LL.B (Indore University) |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse Name | Late Shri Jayant Mahajan |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Father's Name | Shri Purushotam Neelkanth Sathe |
| Mother's Name | Smt. Usha |
| Position Held | 16th Speaker of Lok Sabha (5 June 2014) |
| Email Id | [email protected] [email protected] |
Political Career of Sumitra Mahajan
| Term | Position held |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Speaker of 16th Lok Sabha |
| 2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (7th term); Member, Panel of Chairpersons; Chairperson, Standing Committee on Rural Development; Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women |
| 2007-2009 | Chairperson, Standing Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment |
| 2005 | Prabhari, Mahilla Morcha, B.J.P.; Member, Consultative Committee on Civil Aviation |
| 2004-2009 | Member, General Purposes Committee; Chairperson, Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 2004 | Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (6th term) |
| 2003-2004 | Union Minister of State, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
| 2002-2003 | Union Minister of State, Ministry of Communication & Information Technology |
| 1999-2002 | Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development |
| 1999 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
| 1998-1999 | Convenor, Sub-Committee on Drug Control, Committee on Human Resource Development; Member, Committee on Human Resource Development and its Sub-Committee-I on Value-based Education; Member, Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women and its Sub-Committee on Appraisal of Laws relating to Women-Criminal Laws; Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADs); Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development; Member, Panel of Chairmen |
| 1999 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
| 1998 | Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
| 1998 onwards | General Secretary, BJP |
| 1997 | Member, Committee on Public Accounts |
| 1996 | Secretary, BJP; Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 1995-96 | Secretary, BJP, Parliamentary Board; Chairman, Parliamentary Board, Madhya Pradesh |
| 1992-94 | Vice-President, BJP, Madhya Pradesh |
| 1991-96 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications |
| 1991-93 | Member, Joint Committee for Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Bill, 1991 |
| 1991-92 | Member, Joint Committee for 73rd Constitution Amendment Bill |
| 1991 | Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1990-1991 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; President, Mahila Morcha, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Madhya Pradesh |
| 1989 | Elected to 9th Lok Sabha |
| 1984-1985 | Deputy Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Indore |
| 1982-1985 | Corporator, Municipal Corporation, Indore |
Controversies
Sumitra Mahajan has landed herself in controversies a couple of times over her comments on various issues. She made a call for reviewing the reservation policy while overseeing a parliamentary session. She met the Jain saint Acharya Vidyasagar and reportedly agreed on his advice and suggestion not to keep eggs in midday meals at schools.Last Updated on Sept 10, 2020
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