Sumitra Mahajan is an Indian politician who is the Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha and belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. She is adored by many people for her Soft-spoken attitude.
She is known for her simplicity so much that even in Parliament Monsoon session 2018 she openly expressed she didn’t find Rahul Gandhi’s act appropriate of winking at PM in the house.
She was born in the year 1943 to Usha and Purushotam Sathe in Chiplun, Maharashtra.
Let’s go through simple yet adorable facts about speaker Sumitra Mahajan:
1. She is the eldest and senior most among women members of parliament. In 16th Lok Sabha MP’s list also it is mentioned as ‘Sumitra Mahajan Tai’
2. Sumitra Mahajan began her political career as a Corporator in Munincipal Corporation.
3. She was also a minister of state in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cabinet from 1999 to 2004.
4. She has never lost elections in Indore after coming in power as MP in 1989.
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5. She has won her Lok Sabha seat for the eight consecutive time.
6. Sumitra has a clean track record and has successfully managed to keep herself away from vested interest groups.
7. She has acknowledged the 18th century social reformer Ahilyabai Holkar as the inspirational figure throughout her life.
8. She took the step of suspending 25 Congress MPs for five days (August 2015) from House for indiscipline in the House.
9. Sumitra Mahajan’s hobbies include reading, music, drama, and cinema. Not many know that Sumitra is also a singing enthusiast.
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