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'''Sumitra Singh''' (born 3 May 1930) is a politician from the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]]. Unanimously elected Speaker of the 12th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in 2003 when she won the assembly election on a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) ticket, she is the first woman to have held that post in [[Rajasthan]]. She held this post till January 2009. Singh was elected to the Assembly for nine out of twelve terms (1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1985, 1990, 1998, 2003), six times out of which from the [[Jhunjhunu]] constituency. | '''Sumitra Singh''' (born 3 May 1930) is a politician from the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]]. Unanimously elected Speaker of the 12th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in 2003 when she won the assembly election on a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) ticket, she is the first woman to have held that post in [[Rajasthan]]. She held this post till January 2009. Singh was elected to the Assembly for nine out of twelve terms (1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1985, 1990, 1998, 2003), six times out of which from the [[Jhunjhunu]] constituency. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:00, 16 October 2021
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Sumitra Singh | |
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| Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2004-2009 | |
| Preceded by | Parasram Maderna |
| Succeeded by | Deependra Singh Shekhawat |
| MLA | |
| Constituency | Jhunjhunu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1930 Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan |
| Political party | Congress |
Sumitra Singh (born 3 May 1930) is a politician from the Indian state of Rajasthan. Unanimously elected Speaker of the 12th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in 2003 when she won the assembly election on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket, she is the first woman to have held that post in Rajasthan. She held this post till January 2009. Singh was elected to the Assembly for nine out of twelve terms (1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1985, 1990, 1998, 2003), six times out of which from the Jhunjhunu constituency.