Selja Kumari
Selja Kumari | |
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Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment | |
| In office 28 October 2012 – 28 January 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Mukul Wasnik |
| Succeeded by | Mallikarjun Kharge |
| Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 28 May 2009 – 19 January 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Ambika Soni |
| Succeeded by | Subodh Kant Sahay |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 10 April 2014 – 2 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Prakash |
| Succeeded by | Deepender Singh Hooda |
| Constituency | Haryana |
| General Secretary of the AICC incharge of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 24 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Devender Yadav |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1962 Hissar, Haryana |
| Education | M.A., M.Phil. |
| Profession | Agriculturist & Social Worker |
| Source: [1] | |
Selja Kumari (born 24 September 1962) is an Indian politician and former parliamentarian. A member of the
Selja was first elected to the
Selja unsuccessfully contested the general elections in 2019 from Ambala, and following that made a return to state politics, being elected the president of the Haryana unit of the Congress party later that year. She was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 2014 to 2020.
Early life
Selja Kumari was born in a
Political career
Early career and electoral debut (1990–2003)
Selja began her political career in the
Selja began actively participating in international conferences and summits following her election to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004. She was elected as a member of the Governing Board of Commonwealth Local Government Forum in 2005. She continued to engage with other such organisations as the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and also headed the Commonwealth Consultative Group on Human Settlements.[1]
Role under UPA governments (2004–2013)
Selja also took the oath as the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation in the Manmohan Singh-led government that following the 2004 electoral victory.[1]
Following her election to the
In March 2011, Selja was issued notices by the Punjab and Haryana High Court over a petition that has accused her of "forgery, criminal intimidation, fabrication and hatching a criminal conspiracy". The petitioner, advocate B S Chahar, has alleged that Selja, who was "instrumental in instigating leaders and members of the
Selja later took oath as
Move to Rajya Sabha and beyond (2014–present)
Selja was elected to the
In the 2024 General Elections, Kumari Selja has been nominated by Indian National Congress to contest Lok Sabha election from Sirsa - SC parliamentary constituency.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Detailed profile: Kumari Selja". Government of India. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Annual Report 2010-11" (PDF). Ministry of External Affairs. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "HC notice to Kumari Selja for 'threatening' Mirchpur accused". The Indian Express. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- News18. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Live Ambala Lok Sabha Results". NDTV. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Kumar, Vikrant Singh (4 September 2019). "Congress appoints Kumari Selja as new state party president of Haryana". India Today. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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| Indian National Congress (9) | |
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| Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) (1) | |
14th LS members
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