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{{short description|16th Speaker of Lok Sabha}} | {{short description|16th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019}} | ||
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| birth_name = Sumitra Sathe | | birth_name = Sumitra Sathe | ||
| name = Sumitra Mahajan | | name = Sumitra Mahajan | ||
| image = Sumitra | | image = Sumitra Mahajan1.jpg | ||
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| caption = | | caption = Mahajan in 2019 | ||
| office1 = 16th [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]] | | office1 = 16th [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]] | ||
| president1 = *[[Pranab Mukherjee]] | |||
*[[Ram Nath Kovind]] | |||
| deputy1 = [[M. Thambidurai]] | |||
| 2blankname1 = [[Leader of the House in Lok Sabha|Leader of the House]] | |||
| 2namedata1 = [[Narendra Modi]] | |||
| predecessor1 = [[Meira Kumar]] | | predecessor1 = [[Meira Kumar]] | ||
| successor1 = [[Om Birla]] | | successor1 = [[Om Birla]] | ||
| term_start1 = 6 June 2014 | | term_start1 = 6 June 2014 | ||
| term_end1 = 17 June 2019 | | term_end1 = 17 June 2019 | ||
| office3 = [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Union Minister of State]] | |||
| office3 = [[ | |||
| term_start3 = October 1999 | | term_start3 = October 1999 | ||
| term_end3 = May 2004 | | term_end3 = May 2004 | ||
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| 1namedata3 = {{centre|'''Term'''}} | | 1namedata3 = {{centre|'''Term'''}} | ||
| 2blankname3 = [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (India)|Petroleum and Natural Gas]] | | 2blankname3 = [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (India)|Petroleum and Natural Gas]] | ||
| 2namedata3 = May 2003 - May 2004 | | 2namedata3 = 24 May 2003 - 22 May 2004 | ||
| 3blankname3 = [[Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (India)| | | 3blankname3 = [[Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (India)|Communications and Information Technology]] | ||
| 3namedata3 = | | 3namedata3 = 1 July 2002 - 24 May 2003 | ||
| 4blankname3 = [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Human Resource Development]] | | 4blankname3 = [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Human Resource Development]] | ||
| 4namedata3 = October 1999 - | | 4namedata3 = 13 October 1999 - 1 July 2002 | ||
| office8 = [[List of members of the 16th Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] | | office8 = [[List of members of the 16th Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]] | ||
| constituency8 = [[Indore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Indore]] | | constituency8 = [[Indore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Indore, Madhya Pradesh]] | ||
| term_start8 = 1989 | | term_start8 = 18 December 1989 | ||
| term_end8 = 2019 | | term_end8 = 24 May 2019 | ||
| predecessor8 = [[Prakash Chandra Sethi]] | | predecessor8 = [[Prakash Chandra Sethi]] | ||
| successor8 = [[Shankar Lalwani]] | | successor8 = [[Shankar Lalwani]] | ||
| office10 = [[Deputy Mayor]] | | office10 = [[Deputy Mayor]] of [[Indore Municipal Corporation]] | ||
| term_start10 = 1984 | | term_start10 = 1984 | ||
| term_end10 = 1985 | | term_end10 = 1985 | ||
| birth_date = {{ | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|04|12|df=y}} | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = | ||
| birth_place = [[Chiplun]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Maharashtra]], | | birth_place = [[Chiplun]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br>(present-day [[Maharashtra]], India) | ||
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | | party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | ||
| otherparty = [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] | | otherparty = [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] | ||
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] (2021) | | awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] (2021) | ||
| spouse = Jayant Mahajan | | spouse = {{marriage|Jayant Mahajan|1965}} | ||
| children = 2 | | residence = [[Indore|68, Manishpuri, Saket Nagar]] | ||
| father = | | children = 2 | ||
| mother = | | father = | ||
| alma_mater = [[Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya | | mother = | ||
| nickname = ''Tai'' | |||
| alma_mater = [[Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya]] | |||
| footnotes = {{Collapsible list | | footnotes = {{Collapsible list | ||
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'''Sumitra Mahajan''' ([[Married and maiden names|''née'']] '''Sathe'''; born | '''Sumitra "Tai" Mahajan''' ([[Married and maiden names|''née'']] '''Sathe'''; born 12 April 1943; {{IPA|hi|sʊmɪt̪ɾaː məɦaːd͡ʒən̪}})<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 [[Politics of India|Indian politician]] who was the [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha|Speaker of Lok Sabha]], the [[lower house]] of the [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]] 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, Lok Sabha|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|website=[[The Times of India]] |date=6 June 2014 }}</ref> | ||
She also served | She also served as a [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Minister of State]] from 1999 to 2004, holding the portfolios of 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=Fifteenth Lok Sabha - Members Bioprofile |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== | ||
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 | {{BLP unreferenced section|date=May 2023}} | ||
Sumitra Mahajan was born in a [[Chitpavan]] [[Brahmin]] Marathi family to Usha and Purushottam Sathe in [[Chiplun]], [[Maharashtra]]. Her primary & secondary education took place at United English School, Chiplun. 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 queen [[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== | ==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. | 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 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 is popularly known as ''Tai'', among people of her constituency.<ref name="47.132"/> | ||
==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>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20140927150619/http://sumitratai.in/| | [[File:Madhya bharat Hindi sahitya samitee.jpg|left|thumb|283x283px|[[Pratibha Patil]], then President of India; [[Balram Jakhar]], then Governor; [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]], then Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh; [[Narayan Prasad Shukla]]; and [[Sumitra Mahajan]] at the centenary (100th anniversary) celebrations of the Shri Madhyabharat Hindi Sahitya Samiti.]] | ||
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=http://sumitratai.in/ |title=Sumitratai.in |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140927150619/http://sumitratai.in/ |archive-date=27 September 2014 |url-status=dead}}</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> | |||
* Key Patron at [[NLC Bharat]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-08 |title=Ex-LS Speakers hold round table discussion on National Legislators' Conference |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/ex-ls-speakers-hold-round-table-discussion-on-national-legislators-conference-1160340.html |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</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>{{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. | 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 that 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 | 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== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:05, 24 February 2026
Sumitra Mahajan | |
|---|---|
 Mahajan in 2019 | |
| 16th Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
| In office 6 June 2014 – 17 June 2019 | |
| President | |
| Deputy | M. Thambidurai |
| Leader of the House | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Meira Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Om Birla |
| Union Minister of State | |
| In office October 1999 – May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Template:Centre | Template:Centre |
| Petroleum and Natural Gas | 24 May 2003 - 22 May 2004 |
| Communications and Information Technology | 1 July 2002 - 24 May 2003 |
| Human Resource Development | 13 October 1999 - 1 July 2002 |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 18 December 1989 – 24 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Prakash Chandra Sethi |
| Succeeded by | Shankar Lalwani |
| Constituency | Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
| Deputy Mayor of Indore Municipal Corporation | |
| In office 1984–1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sumitra Sathe 12 April 1943 Chiplun, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse(s) | Jayant Mahajan ( m. 1965) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | 68, Manishpuri, Saket Nagar |
| Alma mater | Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (2021) |
| Nickname(s) | Tai |
Political offices
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Sumitra "Tai" Mahajan (née Sathe; born 12 April 1943; hi)[1] is an Indian politician who was the Speaker of Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament from 2014 to 2019.[2] She belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. She represented the Indore constituency of Madhya Pradesh from 1989 to 2019 as the longest serving Woman Member of Parliament.[3]
She also served as a Union Minister of State from 1999 to 2004, holding the portfolios of Human Resource Development, Communications and Information Technology and Petroleum and Natural Gas.[4] She also held position of Chairperson of Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2004-2009) and Standing Committee on Rural Development (2009-2014).[5] 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.[6][7]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Template:BLP unreferenced section Sumitra Mahajan was born in a Chitpavan Brahmin Marathi family to Usha and Purushottam Sathe in Chiplun, Maharashtra. Her primary & secondary education took place at United English School, Chiplun. She received her MA and 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 queen 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[edit | edit source]
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 is popularly known as Tai, among people of her constituency.[4]
Speaker of the Lok Sabha[edit | edit source]
On 6 June 2014, Mahajan was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha.[2] She had earlier worked as a member of the 'Panel of Chairmen' in the Lok Sabha.[8][9][10] She took the step of suspending 25 Congress MPs for five days (August 2015) from House for indiscipline in the House.[11]
- Key Patron at NLC Bharat[12]
Controversy[edit | edit source]
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 that took place in the bank between 1997 and 2003.[13] 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.[14]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sumitra Mahajan (Tai) - National Portal of India". India.gov.in. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sumitra Mahajan elected Lok Sabha Speaker". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "Sumitra Mahajan elected Lok Sabha Speaker | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 6 June 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Fifteenth Lok Sabha - Members Bioprofile". Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha".
- ↑ "Padma Awards 2021 announced". Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ↑ "Shinzo Abe, Tarun Gogoi, Ram Vilas Paswan among Padma Award winners: Complete list". The Times of India. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ↑ "BJP Leader Sumitra Mahajan Elected Speaker of Lok Sabha". Ndtv.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates". Ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "Sumitratai.in".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspends 25 Congress MPs for 5 days". Moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "Ex-LS Speakers hold round table discussion on National Legislators' Conference". Deccan Herald. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ↑ "Former head of Brahmin Co- op Bank takes Tai for task".
- ↑ "Arrest warrants against 14 MBSBL directors". 20 January 2007.
External links[edit | edit source]
| Lok Sabha | ||
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| Preceded by Prakash Chandra Sethi |
Member of Parliament for Indore 1989 – 2019 |
Succeeded by Shankar Lalwani |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Meira Kumar |
Speaker of the Lok Sabha 2014 – 2019 |
Succeeded by Om Birla |
