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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2012, Saren joined Junglemahal Bhoomiputra and Kanya Medical Association whose aim was to provide medical facilities in remote areas to the tribals in the Bengal-[[Jharkhand]] border.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=&#039;অচেনা&#039; উমার টিকিট তৃণমূলে, হিসাব মেলাতে ধন্দে ঝাড়গ্রাম |url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/election-news/uma-gets-ticket-for-tmc/articleshow/31656829.cms |access-date=14 March 2019 |ref=[[Ei Samay Sangbadpatra|Ei Samay]] |language=bn |date=8 March 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2012, Saren joined &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039;&lt;/ins&gt;Junglemahal Bhoomiputra and Kanya Medical Association&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&#039;&#039; &lt;/ins&gt;whose aim was to provide medical facilities in remote areas to the tribals in the Bengal-[[Jharkhand]] border.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=&#039;অচেনা&#039; উমার টিকিট তৃণমূলে, হিসাব মেলাতে ধন্দে ঝাড়গ্রাম |url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/election-news/uma-gets-ticket-for-tmc/articleshow/31656829.cms |access-date=14 March 2019 |ref=[[Ei Samay Sangbadpatra|Ei Samay]] |language=bn |date=8 March 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;On 5 May 2014, [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] party announced that Saren would contest the upcoming [[2014 Indian general election|general election]] from [[Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhargram constituency]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Trinamool Congress list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/west-bengal/trinamool-congress-list-of-candidates-for-lok-sabha-polls_915974.html |publisher=[[Zee News]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=5 March 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She was pitted against [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] candidate [[Pulin Bihari Baske]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Campaigning ends for penultimate round of Lok Sabha polls 2014 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/highlights/story/poll-campaign-ends-lok-sabha-polls-2014-assembly-polls-elections-2014-191692-2014-05-05 |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=5 May 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In May, she was elected to the Lok Sabha and defeated Baske by a margin of 3,50,756 votes. She became the first ever woman [[Santal people|Santhal]] [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]] of India.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TMC&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=If elected, Uma Soren would be the first woman Santhal MP of India |url=http://aitcofficial.org/aitc/if-elected-uma-soren-would-be-the-first-woman-santhal-mp-of-india-2/ |publisher=Trinamool Congress |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=5 May 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IE&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Das |first1=Madhuparna |title=West Bengal&amp;#039;s biggest winner put under party&amp;#039;s leash |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/west-bengals-biggest-winner-put-under-partys-leash/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=23 May 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She also won with the highest margin in her state.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IE&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;On 5 May 2014, [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] party announced that Saren would contest the upcoming [[2014 Indian general election|general election]] from [[Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhargram constituency]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Trinamool Congress list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/west-bengal/trinamool-congress-list-of-candidates-for-lok-sabha-polls_915974.html |publisher=[[Zee News]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=5 March 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She was pitted against [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] candidate [[Pulin Bihari Baske]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Campaigning ends for penultimate round of Lok Sabha polls 2014 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/highlights/story/poll-campaign-ends-lok-sabha-polls-2014-assembly-polls-elections-2014-191692-2014-05-05 |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=5 May 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In May, she was elected to the Lok Sabha and defeated Baske by a margin of 3,50,756 votes. She became the first ever woman [[Santal people|Santhal]] [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]] of India.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TMC&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=If elected, Uma Soren would be the first woman Santhal MP of India |url=http://aitcofficial.org/aitc/if-elected-uma-soren-would-be-the-first-woman-santhal-mp-of-india-2/ |publisher=Trinamool Congress |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=5 May 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IE&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Das |first1=Madhuparna |title=West Bengal&amp;#039;s biggest winner put under party&amp;#039;s leash |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/west-bengals-biggest-winner-put-under-partys-leash/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=23 May 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She also won with the highest margin in her state.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IE&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2014, She was the member of two standing &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;(Indian)&lt;/del&gt;parliamentary committees&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;,one is  at &lt;/del&gt;Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;another/2nd one is at &lt;/del&gt;Consultative Committee on Ministry of Tribal Affairs.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/uma-saren-36915.html|title=Uma Saren: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth &amp;amp; More - Oneindia}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2014, She was the member of two standing parliamentary committees&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;: the &lt;/ins&gt;Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;Consultative Committee on Ministry of Tribal Affairs.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/uma-saren-36915.html|title=Uma Saren: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth &amp;amp; More - Oneindia}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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| name           = Uma Saren&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;ᱩᱢᱟ ᱥᱚᱨᱮᱱ&lt;br /&gt;
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| office1        = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]&lt;br /&gt;
| constituency1  = [[Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhargram]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start1    = 26 May 2014&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end1      = 23 May 2019&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor1   = [[Pulin Bihari Baske]]&lt;br /&gt;
| successor1     = [[Kunar Hembram]]&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|5|9}} &lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place    = [[New Delhi]], India&lt;br /&gt;
| residence      = [[Jhargram]], [[Jhargram district]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| party          = [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] &lt;br /&gt;
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| alma_mater     = [[Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital]] ([[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|M.B.B.S.]])&lt;br /&gt;
| profession     = [[Medical Practitioner]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Uma Saren&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (born 9 May 1984) is an Indian politician who has been a [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Lok Sabha]] for [[Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhargram]] since [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]. She belongs to [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]]. A [[medical practitioner]] by profession, she is the first person to speak in the [[Santali language]] in the [[Inter-Parliamentary Union]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early life==&lt;br /&gt;
Saren was born on 9 May 1984. Her father worked with the [[Indian Railways]] as a Group D staff. She received a [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|M.B.B.S.]] degree from [[Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital]] in 2012. She belongs to the [[Santal people|Santhal]] community.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ET&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=32 newly elected under-35 MPs &amp;amp; what they intend to do for their constituencies |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/32-newly-elected-under-35-mps-what-they-intend-to-do-for-their-constituencies/articleshow/35569860.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=25 May 2014|last1=Seetharaman |first1=G. |last2=Balasubramanyam |first2=K. R. }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TMC&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Political career==&lt;br /&gt;
In 2012, Saren joined Junglemahal Bhoomiputra and Kanya Medical Association whose aim was to provide medical facilities in remote areas to the tribals in the Bengal-[[Jharkhand]] border.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=&amp;#039;অচেনা&amp;#039; উমার টিকিট তৃণমূলে, হিসাব মেলাতে ধন্দে ঝাড়গ্রাম |url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/election-news/uma-gets-ticket-for-tmc/articleshow/31656829.cms |access-date=14 March 2019 |ref=[[Ei Samay Sangbadpatra|Ei Samay]] |language=bn |date=8 March 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 5 May 2014, [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] party announced that Saren would contest the upcoming [[2014 Indian general election|general election]] from [[Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhargram constituency]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Trinamool Congress list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/west-bengal/trinamool-congress-list-of-candidates-for-lok-sabha-polls_915974.html |publisher=[[Zee News]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=5 March 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She was pitted against [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] candidate [[Pulin Bihari Baske]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Campaigning ends for penultimate round of Lok Sabha polls 2014 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/highlights/story/poll-campaign-ends-lok-sabha-polls-2014-assembly-polls-elections-2014-191692-2014-05-05 |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=5 May 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In May, she was elected to the Lok Sabha and defeated Baske by a margin of 3,50,756 votes. She became the first ever woman [[Santal people|Santhal]] [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]] of India.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;TMC&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=If elected, Uma Soren would be the first woman Santhal MP of India |url=http://aitcofficial.org/aitc/if-elected-uma-soren-would-be-the-first-woman-santhal-mp-of-india-2/ |publisher=Trinamool Congress |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=5 May 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IE&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Das |first1=Madhuparna |title=West Bengal&amp;#039;s biggest winner put under party&amp;#039;s leash |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/west-bengals-biggest-winner-put-under-partys-leash/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=23 May 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; She also won with the highest margin in her state.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IE&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
In 2014, She was the member of two standing (Indian)parliamentary committees,one is  at Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers and another/2nd one is at Consultative Committee on Ministry of Tribal Affairs.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/uma-saren-36915.html|title=Uma Saren: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth &amp;amp; More - Oneindia}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In April 2017, Saren utilised {{INR convert|16.39|c}} from her [[MPLADS]] funds to buy ceiling fans, LED lamps and water coolers for 3,000 schools in the state.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Mamata Banerjee&amp;#039;s man takes Amma route, doles out freebies in Maoist land |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/20170501-west-bengal-mamata-banerjee-trinamool-congress-maoist-land-doles-986248-2017-04-25 |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=1 May 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 28 May 2018, Saren became the first person to speak in the [[Santali language]] in the [[Inter-Parliamentary Union]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;HT&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; She spoke about the many problems faced by various [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|tribes]] in India. She was also the only woman in the Indian delegation which consisted of seven members.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;HT&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Santhali to ring out at Inter Parliamentary Union in Geneva |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/santhali-to-ring-out-at-inter-parliamentary-union-in-geneva-for-the-first-time/story-nYmID5c5jUzSqUauqAknUP.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=23 March 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Mahato |first1=Sukumar |title=Santhal MP brings tribal issues in Geneva focus |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/santhal-mp-brings-tribal-issues-in-geneva-focus/articleshow/63495262.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=28 May 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Snignendhu |title=Santhali becomes India&amp;#039;s first tribal language to get own Wikipedia edition |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/santhali-becomes-india-s-first-tribal-language-to-get-own-wikipedia-edition/story-fUP5LRZI0lEBlVGNCjW5cK.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=9 August 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 12 March 2019, the party announced that they had not renominated Saren for the [[2019 Indian general election|next general election]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Trinamul MPs who were not renominated |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/trinamul-mps-who-were-not-renominated/cid/1686728 |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=12 March 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Partymen alleged that she properly did not use the MPLADS funds.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=শেষ সময়ে প্রকল্প জমা দেন উমা | trans-title = Uma submitted the project at the last moment |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/district/midnapore/lok-sabha-election-2019-allegation-of-misuse-of-mp-fund-by-uma-soren-1.965594 |work=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |language=bn |date=13 March 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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