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Sumitra Mahajan
She has headed a variety of portfolios, from womens' health to communications, drug control and public accounts. In 1989 she was elected for her first term in Lok Sabha, and then re-elected for a further 5 terms.
In 1989 she was elected for her first term in Lok Sabha, and then re-elected for a further 5 terms. Born on the 12th April 1943 to Shri Purushotam Neelkanth Sathe and Smt. Usha, Smt. Sumitra Mahajan went on to pursue Law as her chosen profession. She studied for her MA, LLB at Indore University, Indore (Madhya Pradesh) before going on to work as a lawyer. She married Shri Jayant Mahajan in January 1965 and has two sons. In 1989 she was elected for her first term in Lok Sabha, and re-elected for a further 5 terms. Candidate from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Constituency Madhya Pradesh
Political Positions Held
1990 Joint Secretary, All India Mahila Congress
1991-1993 Member, Joint Committee for 73rd Constitution Amendment,
Member, Joint Committee for Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques
1991-1996 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications
1992-1994 Vice-President, BJP., Madhya Pradesh
1995-1996 Secretary, BJP Parliamentary Board
Chairman, Parliamentary Board, Madhya Pradesh
1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1996- Secretary, BJP
1997 Member, Committee on Public Accounts
1998 onwards Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term) as Gen Secretary BJP
1998-1999 Sub-Committee on Drug Control
Committee on Human Resource Development, Member
Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women and Laws
1999- Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term)
Oct 1999 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Dev.
July 2002 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Communication/Technology
Present Minister of State , Parliamentary Affairs, Tourism and Culture
Did you know?
In her spare time Sumitra is a keen writer. She also has an avid interest in reading and watching dramas, as well as singing and dancing. She is a delegate for Conference on Women and has visited places all around the world. Some of her favorite destinations include China and Indonesia.
Trivia
President, Marathi Academy, Madhya Pradesh
Director of Contemporary Study Centre, Indore
Maharashtra Brahmin Sahakari Bank
Court of the University of Delhi since April 1990
Election Result of Indore Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 14,78,108
Total votes polled 8,34,579
Poll percentage 56.46%
Valid votes 8,25,794
Votes polled in favor of the first four leading candidates
(1) Smt. Sumitra Mahajan (BJP) 4,74,167 57.42%
(2) Shri Mahesh Joshi (INC) 3,42,852 41.52%
(3) Shri Suresh Yadav (BSP) 3,262 0.40%
(4) Shri Shaikh Masaruddin (RJD) 984 0.12%
