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Meira Kumar

Indian politician.

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Sex or Gender

Female

Member of Political Party

Indian National Congress

Educated At

University of Delhi
Indraprastha College for Women
Faculty of Law
Miranda House
Banasthali Vidyapith

Instance Of

Human

Place of Birth

Sasaram

Religion or Worldview

Hinduism

Position Held

Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(6/4/2009 - 5/18/2014)
Replaces
:
Somnath Chatterjee
Start Time
: 6/4/2009
End Time
: 5/18/2014
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
(2004 - 2009)
Start Time
: 2004
End Time
: 2009
Member of the 15th Lok Sabha
Electoral District
:
Sasaram Lok Sabha Constituency
Parliamentary Group
:
Indian National Congress
Parliamentary Term
:
15th Lok Sabha
Member of the 8th Lok Sabha
Elected In
:
1984 Indian General Election

Date of Birth

3/31/1945

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Country of Citizenship

British Raj
Dominion of India
India

Occupation

Politician
Diplomat

Father

Jagjivan Ram

Name in Native Language

Meira Kumar

Candidacy in Election

2014 Indian General Election in Sasaram (Sc) Lok Sabha Constituency
Electoral District
:
Sasaram Lok Sabha Constituency
Member of Political Party
:
Indian National Congress
Votes Received
: 302,760
Ranking
: 2
2017 Indian Presidential Election

Given Name

Family Name

Kumar
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Meira
Replaced By
:
Sumitra Mahajan