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Sumitra Mahajan (née Sathe; born 12 April 1943) is an Indian politician who was the Speaker of Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament from 2014 to 2019. She belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party .
Sep 18, 2023 · As Parliament moves to a new building starting Tuesday, The Indian Express talks to senior BJP leader and eight-time MP Sumitra Mahajan about her parliamentary journey of over three decades.
Sumitra Mahajan, a prominent Indian political figure, held the position of Speaker of Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s Parliament, from 2014 to 2019. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, she was a representative of the Indore constituency in Madhya Pradesh.
Sumitra Mahajan joined this illustrious line of Speakers, when she was elected unanimously to the exalted position on 6th June, 2014. One of the senior most Members of Indian Parliament, she holds the unique distinction of being the only woman MP to get elected eight consecutive times from the same Constituency (Indore) located in the Central ...
Jun 15, 2017 · Sumitra Mahajan is the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. The longest serving woman member of the Parliament, Mahajan was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2014 for the eighth time. On June 2014, Mahajan was elected as Speaker of the Lok Sabha and is the second woman to hold the post, the first being Meira Kumar.
Feb 10, 2018 · Sumitra Mahajan made Sushma Swaraj wait for well over half an hour because her seven-year-old insisted that she make ladoos before leaving for work. Now, both have made it big: Sumitra Mahajan is Lok Sabha Speaker and Swaraj India’s External Affairs Minister.
Jun 6, 2014 · Veteran BJP leader Sumitra Mahajan, a battle-hardened leader who has risen from the ranks, was Friday unanimously elected Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha, becoming the second woman to occupy the prestigious position after her predecessor Meira Kumar.
BJP MP Sumitra Mahajan, 72, was unanimously elected as the 16th Lok Sabha Speaker on Friday in New Delhi. She was congratulated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the appointment.
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, who turns 76 on April 12, has said she has freed the BJP to make its choice about Indore Lok Sabha candidate.
Apr 23, 2021 · On April 23, former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, 78, clarified that she was very much alive. The clarification came after Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and some media outlets, on April...
