- Sumitra Singh
Sumitra Singh (
Hindi :सुमित्रा सिंह ) (born 1930) is a politician from Indian state ofRajasthan . She is currently speaker ofRajasthan Legislative Assembly .She is the first woman speaker in Rajasthan's history. She won 2003 assembly election onBJP ticket. She was unanimously elected Speaker of the 12th Rajasthan Assembly. She is a senior Jat leader from theJhunjhunu district inRajasthan ; Mrs. Singh was elected to the Assembly for the nine out of twelve term (1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1985, 1990, 1998, 2003) from theJhunjhunu constituency.She was earlier in
Indian National Congress party and has been cabinet minister inGovernment of Rajasthan .Birth and family
She was born in village of
Kisari inJhunjhunu district in the family of Shri Ladu Ram Choudhary on 3 May, 1930. She has done M.A. in Hindi Literature.She is married with Shri Nahar Singh, (
Kadwasra gotra) ofPatusahri village in the district ofJhunjhunu on 2 June, 1952 and is mother of three sons.Membership of Legislature
*1957 – 62: Member, 2nd Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*1962 – 67: Member, 3rd Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*1967 – 72: Member, 4th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*1972 – 77: Member, 5th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*1977 – 80: Member, 6th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*1985 – 90: Member, 8th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*1990 – 92: Member, 9th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*1998 – 2003: Member, 11th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*2003 - Cont.: Member, 12th Rajasthan Legislative AssemblyPositions Held
*5.9.1967 - 9.7.1971: State Minister, Deptt. of Medical & Health and PHED, Government of Rajasthan
*22.6.1968 - 9.7.1971: State Minister (Ind.Charge), Deptt. of Family Welfare, Government of Rajasthan
*1985 - 87, 1990 – 92: Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*1987 – 88: Member, Rules Committee, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*14.3.1990 - 26.10.1990: Minister, Deptt of Energy (Including Non-Conventional Energy Sources), Ground Water and Higher Education, Government of Rajasthan
*1991 – 92: Member, Parliamentary Consultative Committee of Energy, Non-Conventional Energy Sources and Labour & Employment Department
*1999 – 2003: Chairman, Committee on Welfare of Women & Children, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
*2004 to Cont.: Speaker, Rajasthan Legislative AssemblyAwards
*2004:Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award
*2004: Bharat Jyoti Award
*2006: Glory of Indira AwardExternal links
* [http://www.rajassembly.nic.in/speaker.htm]
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