Alka Lamba
Alka Lamba | |
|---|---|
Chandni Chowk | |
| President of All India Mahila Congress | |
| Assumed office 5 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Netta D'Souza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1975 New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (6 September 2019 till present) |
| Other political affiliations | Aam Aadmi Party (2014–2019) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Alka Lamba (born 21 September 1975) is an Indian politician serving for the President of
Lamba began her career as a student leader, and is former President of
Early life
Alka Lamba was born in New Delhi, India to Amar Nath Lamba, an Indian Army Civilian Engineer and Raj Kumari Lamba, a homemaker. She is one of six siblings.[citation needed]
Education
Lamba completed her schooling at the Government Girls Senior Secondary School No.1, Delhi. Later she obtained her BSc degree from Dyal Singh College, Delhi (Delhi University) in 1996. Subsequently, she pursued her master's degree in Chemistry and Education from the Bundelkhand University, Uttar Pradesh.[9]
Personal life
Lamba married Lokesh Kapoor but the marriage did not last. They are currently divorced. They have a son named Hrithik Lamba.[10]
Political career
Lamba was only 19 years old when she began her political career in 1994 as a second year B.Sc. student. She joined the National Students' Union of India (
In 2002, she was appointed the General Secretary of
In September 2019, she quit the Aam Aadmi Party and rejoined the Indian National Congress party as she was disenchanted for quite some time with the AAP leadership. Lamba had openly disagreed with the AAP leadership regarding the passing of a resolution in December 2018 to revoke former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's Bharat Ratna.[18]
Lamba has visited the UK, Russia, the US, China, and
Controversies
In August 2015, a few months after she had been elected MLA for the Chandni Chowk constituency, Lamba was charged with vandalism and destruction of property in an incident which occurred within her own constituency. On 10 August 2015, a mob armed with lathis, swagger sticks and cricket bats attacked and badly vandalized a liquor shop located in the Kashmere Gate area of old Delhi. CCTV footage recorded shows Lamba leading the attack and vandalising the shop along with her supporters.[19] The footage shows her reaching straight for the shop counter and violently pushing and spilling and throwing away the items on the counter. Following this, her supporters also vandalised the shop.[19] According to reports, this happened because the shopkeeper was a BJP supporter and had objected to the AAP defacing his shop windows with posters eulogising Lamba and her party.
Representing National Commission for Women on 16 July 2012, as one of the members of the enquiry team of 2012 Guwahati molestation case, Lamba met the victim of a Guwahati molestation case, held a press-conference and revealed the victim's identity. The 'tip-off' made local media houses work overtime to find the victim's real identity. Some TV channels interviewed the victim's neighbours to come to the conclusion that the girl's name was not what she was forced to say by the channel that recorded her molestation and near-stripping. Such acts of Lamba's were widely criticised. Following this, she was removed from the fact-finding committee of NCW.[20][21]
Social work
A non-governmental organisation named Go India Foundation run by Alka Lamba got attention in 2010 during its blood donation campaigning. Significantly, over 65000 people donated blood in one day.[20] The campaign was promoted by Salman Khan.[22]
Elections contested
Delhi Legislative Assembly
| Year | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Moti Nagar |
INC | Lost | 36.20% | Madan Lal Khurana | BJP |
61.35% | |
| 2015 | Chandni Chowk |
AAP | Won | 49.35% | Suman Kumar Gupta | BJP |
24.79% | |
| 2020 | Chandni Chowk |
INC | Lost | 5.03% | Parlad Singh Sawhney | AAP | 65.92% |
References
- ^ "Chandni Chowk redevelopment plan draws conflicting views". The Pioneer.
- ^ "Alka Lamba, former student leader, quits Congress to join AAP".
- ^ "Alka Lamba returns to Congress fold: Leaving 'Khas Aadmi Party'". Express News Service. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020 – via The Indian Express.
- ^ "Delhi Speaker disqualifies Alka Lamba from the legislative assembly". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Indian national overseas congress pays tribute to Alka Lamba senior leader, India congress committee". triblocal.com. 9 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ Alka Lamba: Youth on her side. The Times of India. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ ThePrint (5 January 2024). "Congress appoints Alka Lamba chief of its women's wing, Varun Choudhary to head NSUI". Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ https://www.abplive.com/news/india/mahila-congress-president-alka-lamba-and-varun-chaudhary-new-president-of-nsui-2578377
- ^ "Know Your Delhi Leader: Alka Lamba". NDTV.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Lamba's spouse wants son's custody, flat | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 November 2003. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Go India Foundation – Our Chairperson: Alka Lamba". Go India Foundation. 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "The valuable PM : COLUMN: OFF THE RECORD, News – India Today". India Today. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ "It's youth Congress: Rahul is AICC general secretary – Indian Express Mobile". The Indian Express. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Moily dropped in AICC rejig – Financial Express Mobile". The Financial Express. 5 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Indian Youth Congress: Alka Lamba". Indian Youth Congress. 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ "Congress Leader Alka Lamba to join AAP on December 29. She contested from the Chandni Chowk seat and won in 2014 Delhi Legislative election". Biharprabha News. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- Livemint. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ "Alka Lamba Quits AAP For Congress With Parting Shot At Arvind Kejriwal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ a b "New twist in Alka Lamba issue: CCTV footage shows AAP MLA vandalised shop with supporters". 9 August 2015.
- ^ Oneindia.in. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ Guwahati molestation case: Chief Minister's office accidentally names victim, then retracts. NDTV.com (17 July 2012). Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Salman Khan extends support to blood donation camp – Indian Express". The Indian Express. 13 August 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.