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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Seema Kumari
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date =
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| residence = Lahri, [[Pathankot]], [[Punjab, India]]
| office = [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Bhoa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhoa]]
| termstart = 2012
| termend = 2017
| predecessor = Post Established
| successor = [[Joginder Pal]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| religion =
| spouse = Vinod Kumar
| children =
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}}

'''Seema Kumari''' is an [[India]]n politician and a member of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref>{{cite web|title=Legislators Group - BJP Punjab|url=http://www.bjppunjab.in/office_bearers_punjab.php?cat_id=6|publisher=BJP Punjab|accessdate=9 May 2013}}</ref><ref name='bhoa'>{{cite news|title=BJP strikes it poor on Bhoa seat!|url=http://archive.dailypioneer.com/home/online-channel/india-pollitick/36085-bjp-strikes-it-poor-on-bhoa-seat.html|accessdate=9 May 2013|newspaper=The Pioneer|date=18 Jan 2012}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Kumari is married to Vinod Kumar.<ref>[http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews2pb2012/2/SeemaKumari_CR01.jpg Election affidavit]</ref>

==Political career==
Kumari was elected [[sarpanch]] of Lahri village in 2008 and in [[2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2012]] was elected to the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bhoa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhoa]],<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2012/Stats_Report_PB_2012.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=9 May 2013}}</ref> a constituency then reserved for candidates from [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]].<ref name='bhoa'/> Then aged 33, she was the youngest member of the assembly.<ref name="bharti"/>

Kumari stood as a candidate in the [[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017 state assembly elections]] had but faced criticism because of suspicions regarding an increase in her income.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Tribune |date=6 February 2017 |title=BJP unlikely to retain its 12 seats |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/politics/bjp-unlikely-to-retain-its-12-seats/360116.html |accessdate=2017-10-13}}</ref> Described as the poorest MLA in the state in 2012, based on her declared assets in an election affidavit, they had grown almost 30-fold by 2017.<ref name="bharti">{{cite news |work=The Tribune |date=25 January 2017 |title=Rich experience for 'poorest' MLA |first=Vishav |last=Bharti |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/politics/rich-experience-for-poorest-mla/354970.html |accessdate=2017-10-13}}></ref> She lost her seat in Bhoa to [[Joginder Pal]] of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=India.com |title=Bhoa - Punjab Assembly Election Results 2017 |url=http://www.india.com/assembly-election-2017/punjab/bhoa/ |accessdate=2017-10-13}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:People from Pathankot district]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Women in Punjab, India politics]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]]

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