Sumitra Mahajan

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Sumitra Mahajan Biography

Sumitra Mahajan is one of the senior most members of the Indian Parliament. She has won eight consecutive elections in the Indore constituency in Madhya Pradesh. Popularly known was Tai among her constituents, she served as a union minister for a spell in the Vajpayee administration. She is known for her association and support to several cultural organisations/forums promoting literary activities.

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Sumitra Mahajan Personal Life

Full Name	Sumitra Mahajan
Place of Birth	Chiplun, Distt. Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)
Party Name	Bharatiya Janta Party
Education	Post Graduate
Profession	Politician
Father's Name	Shri Purushotam Neelkanth Sathe
Mother's Name	Smt. Usha
Spouse's Name	Shri Jayant Mahajan
Spouse's Profession	Lawyer
Children	2 Son(s)

Sumitra Mahajan Net Worth

Net Worth

₹1.52 CRORE

ASSETS

₹1.87 CRORE

Liabilities

₹35.39 LAKHS

Interesting Facts about Sumitra Mahajan

Sumitra Mahajan the second woman after Meira Kumar to be elected as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. She ran for the first time and won the Lok Sabha elections in 1989, against former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Prakash Chandra Sethi. She holds the unique distinction of being the only woman member of Parliament to get elected eight consecutive times from the same Constituency Speaker of the Lok Sabha. She participated in discussions, delivered lectures and public discourses on the teachings of Mahabharata and Geeta, Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar. She is the former President of Marathi Academy, Madhya Pradesh and the Chairperson of Ahilya Utsav Committee, Indore and Contemporary Study Centre, Indore. She conceptualised and Chaired the first ever National Conference of Women Legislators and the first ever National Legislators Conference in New Delhi in March 2018.

Political Timeline of Sumitra Mahajan

• 2016 : As the Chairperson of BRICS Parliamentary Forum for the year 2016, she organised the Meeting of BRICS Women Parliamentarians Forum in Jaipur and Meeting of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Parliaments of BRICS Parliamentary Forum in Geneva (Switzerland).
• 2014 : Position held as Speaker: Chairperson, (i) Business Advisory Committee, (ii) Rules Committee, (iii) Joint Parliamentary Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex, (iv) Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex, (v) General Purposes Committee, (vi) Committee on Security in Parliament House Complex, (vii) Standing Committee of All India Presiding Officers’ Conference; and (viii) Executive Committee of CPA India Region. President, (i) Indian Parliamentary Group; and (ii) India Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).
• 2014 : She was re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Indore to serve her eight terms in the constituency. On 6 Jun. 2014, she was unanimously elected as Speaker, 16th Lok Sabha.
• 2009 : She defeated Satynarayan Patel of INC and won the 15th Lok Sabha elections. In June 2009 she became a Member of Panel of Chairpersons (Lok Sabha). Later Chairperson, Standing Committee on Rural Development (31 Aug. 2009 - 18 May 2014) and Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women (23 Sep. 2009 - 18 May 2014).
• 2005 : She became Prabhari, (In charge) Mahila Morcha, B.J.P.
• 2004 : From 2004-2009 she was the Member of General Purposes Committee, Chairperson, Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment and the Member of Panel of Chairpersons (Lok Sabha) and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation.
• 2004 : She again ran a successful campaign and was re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha. She defeated Rameshwar Patel of INC by 193,936 votes.
• 2003 : 24 May 2003- May 2004: Union Minister of State, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
• 2002 : Jul. 2002 - May 2003: Union Minister of State, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology.
• 1999 : Oct. 1999- Jun. 2002: She was inducted into the cabinet under Vajpayee administration as Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development.
• 1999 : She remained undefeated in her bid to the Indore seat and was re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha for a fifth term. She defeated Mahesh Joshi by 131,315 votes.
• 1998 : Till 1999, she served different posts like- Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development and its Sub-Committee on Value-based Education; Convenor, Sub-Committee on Drug Control, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development; Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women; Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS); Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development.
• 1998 : She was re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term). She defeated Congress candidate Pankaj Sanghvi by 49,852 votes. In the same year, she was appointed as the General-Secretary, B.J.P.
• 1997 : She became a Member of Committee on Public Accounts.
• 1996 : She retained the seat for a third term in Indore by defeating Madhukar Verma of INC. On the party front, she was appointed as the Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.).
• 1995 : She served as the Secretary, B.J.P. Parliamentary Board and Chairperson of B.J.P. Parliamentary Board, Madhya Pradesh till 1996.
• 1992 : She was appointed as the Vice-President of B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh. She served this post till 1994.
• 1991 : She served Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Bill, 1991 for one year, Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Bill, 1991 for two years and as a Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications for five years.
• 1991 : Mahajan has re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha from Indore. She defeated Lalit Jain of Congress Party by 80,594 votes.
• 1989 : She was elected to 9th Lok Sabha from Indore in Madhya Pradesh where she defeated Prakashchand Sethi of INC.

Sumitra Mahajan Early Life

• 1984: 1984-85: Deputy Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Indore.
• 1982: 1982-85: Corporator, Municipal Corporation, Indore (M.P.)

Sumitra Mahajan Achievements

During the visit of Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Republic of Korea (Seoul), Sept. – Oct. 2016, Hankuk University of Foreign Affairs (Seoul) awarded her the Honorary Doctorate.

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