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{{Short description|Women's wing of political party of India}} | |||
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| logo = Mahila Congress.jpg | | logo = Mahila Congress.jpg | ||
| abbreviation = AIMC | | abbreviation = AIMC | ||
| motto = | | motto = | ||
| predecessor = | | predecessor = | ||
| formation = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|1984|9}} | | formation = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|1984|9}} | ||
| founders = | | founders =[[Sucheta Kripalani]],<br/>[[Indian National Congress]] | ||
| extinction = <!-- date of extinction, optional --> | | extinction =y <!-- date of extinction, optional --> | ||
| purpose = <!-- focus as e.g. humanitarian, peacekeeping, etc --> | | purpose = <!-- focus as e.g. humanitarian, peacekeeping, etc --> | ||
| headquarters = 24, [[Akbar Road]], [[New Delhi]] 110001 | | headquarters = 24, [[Akbar Road]], [[New Delhi]] 110001 | ||
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| parent_organization = [[Indian National Congress]] | | parent_organization = [[Indian National Congress]] | ||
| website = [http://www.aimc.in www.aimc.in]{{Dead link|date=February 2020}} | | website = [http://www.aimc.in www.aimc.in]{{Dead link|date=February 2020}} | ||
}} | |leader_title2 = [[Secretary|National General Secretary]] |leader_name2= [[Apsara Reddy]]}} | ||
'''All India Mahila Congress''' ('''AIMC'''), also referred to as '''Mahila Congress''', is the women's wing of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]] (INC).{{Sfnp|Singh|2003|p=69}} The current President is [[Sushmita Dev]].{{sfnp|The New Indian Express|2019}} | '''All India Mahila Congress''' ('''AIMC'''), also referred to as '''Mahila Congress''', is the women's wing of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]] (INC).{{Sfnp|Singh|2003|p=69}} The current President is [[Sushmita Dev]].{{sfnp|The New Indian Express|2019}} | ||
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===General Secretary=== | ===General Secretary=== | ||
In October 2015 [[Nagma]], who was previously a film actress, was appointed to the office General Secretary.{{Sfnp|PTI|2015}} In January 2019 INC president [[Rahul Gandhi]] appointed [[Apsara Reddy]] as National General Secretary, Reddy being noted as the first [[transgender]] office holder in the AIMC.{{Sfnp|Newsd|2019}} | In October 2015 [[Nagma]], who was previously a film actress, was appointed to the office General Secretary.{{Sfnp|PTI|2015}} In January 2019 INC president [[Rahul Gandhi]] appointed [[Apsara Reddy]] as National General Secretary, Reddy being noted as the first [[transgender]] office holder in the AIMC.{{Sfnp|Newsd|2019}} | ||
In March 2020, Aiyshwarya Mahadev was appointed its National Secretary.{{sfnp|CTBUREAU NTB|2020}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222221108/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19861031-all-india-mahila-congress-hit-by-political-infighting-between-its-chairperson-and-convenor-801370-1986-10-31 | |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222221108/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19861031-all-india-mahila-congress-hit-by-political-infighting-between-its-chairperson-and-convenor-801370-1986-10-31 | ||
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* {{cite news|author=CTBUREAU NTB|date=4 March 2020|title=Aishwarya Mahadev appointed secretary of All India Mahila Congress | |||
|url=https://citytoday.news/aishwarya-mahadev-appointed-secretary-of-all-india-mahila-congress/|access-date=10 June 2021 | |||
|newspaper=City Today|url-status=live|location=Mysore|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610083353/https://citytoday.news/aishwarya-mahadev-appointed-secretary-of-all-india-mahila-congress/|archive-date=10 June 2021}} | |||
* {{Cite AV media|last=Gandi|first=Rajiv|date=c. 1987|chapter=Inauguration of All-India Mahila Congress (1) Conference by PM at New Delhi. | * {{Cite AV media|last=Gandi|first=Rajiv|date=c. 1987|chapter=Inauguration of All-India Mahila Congress (1) Conference by PM at New Delhi. | ||
|title=Rajiv Gandhi Archive Movie A-041|publisher=[[Rajiv Gandhi Foundation]]|url=https://archive.org/details/RajivGandhi.movie.A-041|access-date =23 February 2020 | |title=Rajiv Gandhi Archive Movie A-041|publisher=[[Rajiv Gandhi Foundation]]|url=https://archive.org/details/RajivGandhi.movie.A-041|access-date =23 February 2020 | ||
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| Abbreviation | AIMC |
|---|---|
| Formation | September 1984 |
| Founders | Sucheta Kripalani, Indian National Congress |
| Headquarters | 24, Akbar Road, New Delhi 110001 |
President | Sushmita Dev |
| Apsara Reddy | |
Parent organization | Indian National Congress |
| Website | www.aimc.in[dead link] |
All India Mahila Congress (AIMC), also referred to as Mahila Congress, is the women's wing of the Congress Party (INC).[1] The current President is Sushmita Dev.[2]
History
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One early high point for the organisation was a conference held in Bangalore in mid-1984 attended by Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, and 30,000 delegates.[3]
Organisation
The All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) is split into regional branches designated as Pradesh Mahila Congress (State Women's Congress) which represents the AIMC in the states and union territories of India.[4] The AIMC consists of the card–holding women members of the Indian National Congress which elects the executive committee and state president of each of the PMCCs.[5][failed verification]
| PMCC | PMCC President |
|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands TMCC | |
| Andhra Pradesh PMCC | |
| Arunachal Pradesh PMCC | |
| Assam PMCC | |
| Bihar PMCC | |
| Chandigarh TMCC | |
| Chhattisgarh PMCC | Phulo Devi Netam |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu TMCC | |
| Delhi PMCC | |
| Goa PMCC | |
| Gujarat PMCC | |
| Haryana PMCC | Sumitra Chauhan |
| Himachal Pradesh PMCC | |
| Jammu and Kashmir PMCC | |
| Jharkhand PMCC | |
| Karnataka PMCC | |
| Kerala PMCC | |
| Ladakh TMCC | |
| Lakshadweep TMCC | |
| Madhya Pradesh PMCC | Mandvi Chauhan |
| Maharashtra PMCC | Mrs. Charulata Tokas |
| Manipur PMCC | |
| Meghalaya PMCC | |
| Mizoram PMCC | |
| Mumbai RMCC | |
| Nagaland PMCC | |
| Odisha PMCC | |
| Puducherry PMCC | |
| Punjab PMCC | Mamata Dutta |
| Rajasthan PMCC | |
| Sikkim PMCC | |
| Tamil Nadu PMCC | |
| Telangana PMCC | |
| Tripura PMCC | |
| Uttarakhand PMCC | Sarita Arya |
| Uttar Pradesh PMCC | |
| West Bengal PMCC |
List of presidents
| President | Period |
|---|---|
| Begum Abida Ahmed | 1983–1988 |
| Jayanti Patnaik | 1988–1990[6] |
| Kumudben Joshi | 1990–1993 |
| Girija Vyas | 1993–1998 |
| Ambika Soni | 1998–1999 |
| Chandresh Kumari Katoch | 1999–2003 |
| Rita Bahuguna Joshi | 2003–2008 |
| Prabha Thakur | 2008–2011 |
| Anita Varma | 2011–2013 |
| Shobha Oza | 2013–2017 |
| Sushmita Dev | 2017–Present |
General Secretary
In October 2015 Nagma, who was previously a film actress, was appointed to the office General Secretary.[7] In January 2019 INC president Rahul Gandhi appointed Apsara Reddy as National General Secretary, Reddy being noted as the first transgender office holder in the AIMC.[8]
In March 2020, Aiyshwarya Mahadev was appointed its National Secretary.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ Singh (2003), p. 69.
- ↑ The New Indian Express (2019).
- ↑ Badhwar (2014).
- ↑ Kumar (1990), pp. 48–49.
- ↑ AICC (2013).
- ↑ PoI (2014).
- ↑ PTI (2015).
- ↑ Newsd (2019).
- ↑ CTBUREAU NTB (2020).
- AICC (3 February 2013). "Congress in states". All India Congress Committee. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.
- Badhwar, Inderjit (17 February 2014) [1986]. "All India Mahila Congress hit by political infighting between its chairperson and convenor". India Today. India. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- CTBUREAU NTB (4 March 2020). "Aishwarya Mahadev appointed secretary of All India Mahila Congress". City Today. Mysore. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- Gandi, Rajiv (c. 1987). "Inauguration of All-India Mahila Congress (1) Conference by PM at New Delhi.". Rajiv Gandhi Archive Movie A-041. India: Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. Event occurs at 54. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- Kumar, Kedar Nath (1 January 1990). Political Parties in India, Their Ideology and Organisation. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788170992059. OCLC 243718494. OL 4597958W – via Google Books.
- Newsd (8 January 2019). "Congress appoints Apsara Reddy as the first transgender National General Secretary of AIMC". Newsd www.newsd.in. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- PoI (2014). "Biographical Sketch: Member of Parliament, 12th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- PTI (6 October 2015). "Nagma made General Secretary of All India Mahila Congress". India: The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - Singh, Pitam (22 February 2003). Women Legislators in Indian Politics. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788180690198. OCLC 491611670. OL 3716171M – via Google Books.
- The New Indian Express (25 October 2019). "All India Mahila Congress writes to Amit Shah over Gopal Kanda's support to BJP in Haryana". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019.
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