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	'''Sumitra Mahajan''' ([[Married and maiden names\|''née'']] '''Sathe'''; born: 12 April 1943)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/sumitra-mahajan-tai\|title=Sumitra Mahajan (Tai) - National Portal of India\|website=India.gov.in\|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> is an [[Indian politician]] who was the [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha\|Speaker of Lok Sabha]] [[16th Lok Sabha\|from 2014 to 2019]].<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sumitra-Mahajan-elected-Lok-Sabha-Speaker/articleshow/36136781.cms\|title=Sumitra Mahajan elected Lok Sabha Speaker. \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> She belongs to [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. She represented the [[Indore (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Indore]] constituency of [[Madhya Pradesh]] from 1989 to 2019 as the longest serving Woman [[Member of Parliament]],<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sumitra-Mahajan-elected-Lok-Sabha-Speaker/articleshow/36136781.cms</ref> and then retired from electoral politics.		'''Sumitra Mahajan''' ([[Married and maiden names\|''née'']] '''Sathe'''; born: 12 April 1943)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/sumitra-mahajan-tai\|title=Sumitra Mahajan (Tai) - National Portal of India\|website=India.gov.in\|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> is an [[Indian politician]] who was the [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha\|Speaker of Lok Sabha]] [[16th Lok Sabha\|from 2014 to 2019]].<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sumitra-Mahajan-elected-Lok-Sabha-Speaker/articleshow/36136781.cms\|title=Sumitra Mahajan elected Lok Sabha Speaker. \|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> She belongs to [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. She represented the [[Indore (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Indore]] constituency of [[Madhya Pradesh]] from 1989 to 2019 as the longest serving Woman [[Member of Parliament]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sumitra-Mahajan-elected-Lok-Sabha-Speaker/articleshow/36136781.cms\|title=Sumitra Mahajan elected Lok Sabha Speaker \| India News - Times of India}}</ref> and then retired from electoral politics.

	She also served for as a [[Union Council of Ministers of India\|Union Minister of State]] from 1999 to 2004, holding the portfolios for Human Resource Development, Communications and Information Technology and Petroleum and Natural Gas.<ref name="47.132">{{Cite web \|url=http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=220 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=18 May 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518174109/http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=220 \|archive-date=18 May 2014 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> She also held position of Chairperson of Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2004-2009) and Standing Committee on Rural Development (2009-2014).<ref>http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=220&lastls=16</ref> She was the eldest and seniormost among woman Members of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha. She is the second woman after [[Meira Kumar]] to be elected as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.She was awarded India's third highest civilian award the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1692337 \| title=Padma Awards 2021 announced \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs \| access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/shinzo-abe-tarun-gogoi-ram-vilas-paswan-among-padma-award-winners-complete-list/articleshow/80453596.cms \| title=Shinzo Abe, Tarun Gogoi, Ram Vilas Paswan among Padma Award winners: Complete list \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| date=25 January 2021 \| access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>		She also served for as a [[Union Council of Ministers of India\|Union Minister of State]] from 1999 to 2004, holding the portfolios for Human Resource Development, Communications and Information Technology and Petroleum and Natural Gas.<ref name="47.132">{{Cite web \|url=http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=220 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=18 May 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518174109/http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=220 \|archive-date=18 May 2014 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> She also held position of Chairperson of Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2004-2009) and Standing Committee on Rural Development (2009-2014).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=220&lastls=16\|title = Members : Lok Sabha}}</ref> She was the eldest and seniormost among woman Members of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha. She is the second woman after [[Meira Kumar]] to be elected as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. She was awarded India's third highest civilian award the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1692337 \| title=Padma Awards 2021 announced \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs \| access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/shinzo-abe-tarun-gogoi-ram-vilas-paswan-among-padma-award-winners-complete-list/articleshow/80453596.cms \| title=Shinzo Abe, Tarun Gogoi, Ram Vilas Paswan among Padma Award winners: Complete list \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| date=25 January 2021 \| access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
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	==Speaker of the Lok Sabha==		==Speaker of the Lok Sabha==
	On 6 June 2014, Mahajan was unanimously elected as the [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha\|Speaker]] of the [[16th Lok Sabha]].<ref name="indiatimes.com"/> She had earlier worked as a member of the 'Panel of Chairmen' in the Lok Sabha.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-leader-sumitra-mahajan-elected-speaker-of-lok-sabha-575805\|title=BJP Leader Sumitra Mahajan Elected Speaker of Lok Sabha\|website=Ndtv.com\|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sumitra-mahajan-elected-lok-sabha-speaker-second-woman-to-occupy-the-post/477114-37-64.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607062802/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sumitra-mahajan-elected-lok-sabha-speaker-second-woman-to-occupy-the-post/477114-37-64.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=7 June 2014\|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates\|website=Ibnlive.in.com\|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20140927150619/http://sumitratai.in/]</ref> She took the step of suspending 25 [[Indian National Congress\|Congress]] MPs for five days (August 2015) from House for indiscipline in the House.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/speaker-sumitra-mahajan-suspends-25-congress-mps-for-5-days-1462145.html\|title=Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspends 25 Congress MPs for 5 days\|website=Moneycontrol.com\|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref>		On 6 June 2014, Mahajan was unanimously elected as the [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha\|Speaker]] of the [[16th Lok Sabha]].<ref name="indiatimes.com"/> She had earlier worked as a member of the 'Panel of Chairmen' in the Lok Sabha.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-leader-sumitra-mahajan-elected-speaker-of-lok-sabha-575805\|title=BJP Leader Sumitra Mahajan Elected Speaker of Lok Sabha\|website=Ndtv.com\|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sumitra-mahajan-elected-lok-sabha-speaker-second-woman-to-occupy-the-post/477114-37-64.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607062802/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sumitra-mahajan-elected-lok-sabha-speaker-second-woman-to-occupy-the-post/477114-37-64.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=7 June 2014\|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates\|website=Ibnlive.in.com\|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.today/20140927150619/http://sumitratai.in/\|title=Sumitratai.in}}</ref> She took the step of suspending 25 [[Indian National Congress\|Congress]] MPs for five days (August 2015) from House for indiscipline in the House.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/speaker-sumitra-mahajan-suspends-25-congress-mps-for-5-days-1462145.html\|title=Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspends 25 Congress MPs for 5 days\|website=Moneycontrol.com\|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref>

	==Controversy==		==Controversy==
	Former chairperson of Indore based Maharashtra Brahmin Cooperative Bank Anil Kumar Dhadwaiwale alleged Sumitra Mahajan and her son Milind ~~Mahajan’s~~ roles were crucial in the scams took place in the bank between 1997 and 2003.<ref>https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/former-head-of-brahmin-co-op-bank-takes-tai-for-task</ref> Sumitra Mahajan was a minister in the Central Government during this period.		Former chairperson of Indore-based Maharashtra Brahmin Cooperative Bank Anil Kumar Dhadwaiwale alleged Sumitra Mahajan and her son Milind Mahajan's roles were crucial in the scams took place in the bank between 1997 and 2003.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/former-head-of-brahmin-co-op-bank-takes-tai-for-task\|title = Former head of Brahmin Co- op Bank takes Tai for task}}</ref> Sumitra Mahajan was a minister in the Central Government during this period.

	Milind Mahajan was one of the directors of the bank when the alleged scam took place. In 2005, an FIR in the scam was lodged at Central Kotwali Police Station, Indore against 16 persons including Milind Mahajan. But it was removed after the investigation. Many directors including, Sumitra ~~Mahajan’s~~ Private ~~Secretary’s~~ husband also obtained the loan. But did not pay.<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/arrest-warrants-against-14-mbsbl-directors/story-MHsh8twzmRFGXrsa716qyH.html</ref>		Milind Mahajan was one of the directors of the bank when the alleged scam took place. In 2005, an FIR in the scam was lodged at Central Kotwali Police Station, Indore against 16 persons including Milind Mahajan. But it was removed after the investigation. Many directors including, Sumitra Mahajan's Private Secretary's husband also obtained the loan. But did not pay.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/arrest-warrants-against-14-mbsbl-directors/story-MHsh8twzmRFGXrsa716qyH.html\|title = Arrest warrants against 14 MBSBL directors\|date = 20 January 2007}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{short description|16th Speaker of Lok Sabha}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| birth_name = Sumitra Sathe
| name = Sumitra Mahajan
| image = Sumitra Mahajan.jpg
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| office1 = 16th [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
| predecessor1 = [[Meira Kumar]]
| successor1 = [[Om Birla]]
| term_start1 = 6 June 2014
| term_end1 = 17 June 2019
| deputy1 = [[M. Thambidurai]]
| office3 = [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Minister of State]], [[Government of India]]
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| term_end3 = May 2004
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| 2namedata3 = May 2003 - May 2004
| 3blankname3 = [[Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (India)|Communication and Information Technology]]
| 3namedata3 = June 2002 - May 2003
| 4blankname3 = [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Human Resource Development]]
| 4namedata3 = October 1999 - June 2002
| office8 = [[List of members of the 16th Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency8 = [[Indore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Indore]]
| term_start8 = 1989
| term_end8 = 2019
| predecessor8 = [[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]
| successor8 = [[Shankar Lalwani]]
| office10 = [[Deputy Mayor]], Municipal Corporation, [[Indore]]
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| birth_place = [[Chiplun]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Maharashtra]], [[India]])
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| otherparty = [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] (2021)
| spouse = Jayant Mahajan
| children = 2 sons
| father = Purushotam Neelkanth Sathe
| mother = Usha Sathe
| alma_mater = [[Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya|Indore University]]
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| 1995-1996 : Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party, Parliamentary Board and Chairman, Parliamentary Board, [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| 1996-1998 : [[Secretary]], [[Bhartiya Janta Party]]
| 1998-1999 : [[General Secretary]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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'''Sumitra Mahajan''' ([[Married and maiden names|''née'']] '''Sathe'''; born: 12 April 1943)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/sumitra-mahajan-tai|title=Sumitra Mahajan (Tai) - National Portal of India|website=India.gov.in|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> is an [[Indian politician]] who was the [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha|Speaker of Lok Sabha]] [[16th Lok Sabha|from 2014 to 2019]].<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sumitra-Mahajan-elected-Lok-Sabha-Speaker/articleshow/36136781.cms|title=Sumitra Mahajan elected Lok Sabha Speaker. |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> She belongs to [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. She represented the [[Indore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Indore]] constituency of [[Madhya Pradesh]] from 1989 to 2019 as the longest serving Woman [[Member of Parliament]],<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sumitra-Mahajan-elected-Lok-Sabha-Speaker/articleshow/36136781.cms</ref> and then retired from electoral politics.

She also served for as a [[Union Council of Ministers of India|Union Minister of State]] from 1999 to 2004, holding the portfolios for Human Resource Development, Communications and Information Technology and Petroleum and Natural Gas.<ref name="47.132">{{Cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=220 |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518174109/http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=220 |archive-date=18 May 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> She also held position of Chairperson of Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2004-2009) and Standing Committee on Rural Development (2009-2014).<ref>http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=220&lastls=16</ref> She was the eldest and seniormost among woman Members of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha. She is the second woman after [[Meira Kumar]] to be elected as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.She was awarded India's third highest civilian award the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1692337 | title=Padma Awards 2021 announced | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs | access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/shinzo-abe-tarun-gogoi-ram-vilas-paswan-among-padma-award-winners-complete-list/articleshow/80453596.cms | title=Shinzo Abe, Tarun Gogoi, Ram Vilas Paswan among Padma Award winners: Complete list | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=25 January 2021 | access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Sumitra Mahajan was born in a [[Chitpavan]] [[Brahmin]] family to Usha and Purushottam Sathe in [[Chiplun]], [[Maharashtra]]. She received her [[Master of Arts|MA]] and [[Bachelor of Law|LLB]] from Indore University (now [[Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya]]) after marrying Jayant Mahajan of [[Indore]]. Sumitra Mahajan's hobbies include reading, music, drama and cinema as well as an enthusiasm for singing. She has acknowledged the 18th century social reformer [[Ahilyabai Holkar]] as the inspirational figure throughout her life and has written a book on Ahilyabai Holkar's life journey 'Matoshree' which was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2017.

==Political career==
Sumitra Mahajan started her political career as a corporator in the [[Indore Municipal Corporation]] in 1982. She was later elected as Deputy Mayor of [[Indore Municipal Corporation]] in 1984.
She ran for the first time and won the Lok Sabha elections in 1989, against former [[Chief Minister]] and senior Congress leader [[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]. She has brought many projects for Indore from Railways, Aviation, Urban Development Ministry. She is known for simplicity, honesty and clean politics. She has a clean track record and has always maintained distances from Special Interest Group. She is popularly known as ''Tai'', among people of her constituency.<ref name="47.132"/>

==Speaker of the Lok Sabha==
On 6 June 2014, Mahajan was unanimously elected as the [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha|Speaker]] of the [[16th Lok Sabha]].<ref name="indiatimes.com"/> She had earlier worked as a member of the 'Panel of Chairmen' in the Lok Sabha.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-leader-sumitra-mahajan-elected-speaker-of-lok-sabha-575805|title=BJP Leader Sumitra Mahajan Elected Speaker of Lok Sabha|website=Ndtv.com|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sumitra-mahajan-elected-lok-sabha-speaker-second-woman-to-occupy-the-post/477114-37-64.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607062802/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sumitra-mahajan-elected-lok-sabha-speaker-second-woman-to-occupy-the-post/477114-37-64.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 June 2014|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates|website=Ibnlive.in.com|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20140927150619/http://sumitratai.in/]</ref> She took the step of suspending 25 [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] MPs for five days (August 2015) from House for indiscipline in the House.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/speaker-sumitra-mahajan-suspends-25-congress-mps-for-5-days-1462145.html|title=Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspends 25 Congress MPs for 5 days|website=Moneycontrol.com|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref>

==Controversy==
Former chairperson of Indore based Maharashtra Brahmin Cooperative Bank Anil Kumar Dhadwaiwale alleged Sumitra Mahajan and her son Milind Mahajan’s roles were crucial in the scams took place in the bank between 1997 and 2003.<ref>https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/former-head-of-brahmin-co-op-bank-takes-tai-for-task</ref> Sumitra Mahajan was a minister in the Central Government during this period.

Milind Mahajan was one of the directors of the bank when the alleged scam took place. In 2005, an FIR in the scam was lodged at Central Kotwali Police Station, Indore against 16 persons including Milind Mahajan. But it was removed after the investigation. Many directors including, Sumitra Mahajan’s Private Secretary’s husband also obtained the loan. But did not pay.<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/arrest-warrants-against-14-mbsbl-directors/story-MHsh8twzmRFGXrsa716qyH.html</ref>

==References==
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<ref>[http://arlivenews.com/sumitra-mahajan-raised-question-on-role-of-hemant-karkare-in-ats/ Sumitra Mahajan says she won't contest Lok Sabha]</ref>

10.<ref>[http://arlivenews.com/sumitra-mahajan-raised-question-on-role-of-hemant-karkare-in-ats/ हेमंत करकरे की भूमिका पर सुमित्रा महाजन ने खड़े किए सवाल !]</ref> http://arlivenews.com

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