Meira Kumar Age, Caste, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Meira Kumar
Profession	Politician, Diplomat
Party	Indian National Congress (INC)
Political Journey	1984: She was elected to the Lok Sabha from Bijnore, Uttar Pradesh. 1996: Became a member of the 11th Lok Sabha. 1998: Became a member of Lok Sabha from the Karol Bagh constituency of Delhi. 1999: Lost the Lok Sabha election in BJP's massive wave. 2004: Served as the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment till 2009. 2009: Served as the Speaker of Lok Sabha till 2014. 2014: Lost the Lok Sabha election to BJP's Chhedi Paswan from Sasaram. 2017: Was picked as the Opposition's candidate to take on NDA's presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind in the Presidential Election.
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 4”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 63 kg in Pounds- 139 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	31 March 1945
Age (as of 2023)	78 Years
Birth Place	Arrah, Bihar, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aries
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Sasaram, Bihar, India
School	Senior Comfridge M.G.D Girls Public School, Jaipur
College/University	University of Delhi, Delhi, Delhi in 1966 University of Delhi, Delhi, Delhi in 1968 Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar in 1975
Educational Qualifications	B.A. from University of Delhi, Delhi, Delhi in 1966 M.A. from University of Delhi, Delhi, Delhi in 1968 LL.B. from Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar in 1975
Family	Father- Jagjivan Ram (Politician, Freedom Fighter) Mother- Indrani Devi (Freedom Fighter) Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Scheduled Caste (SC)
Address	20 Akbar Road, New Delhi - 110011
Hobbies	Reading, listening to classical music, collecting tribal art and handicraft
Controversy	The UPA government allowed Meira Kumar to retain a Lutyens Zone bungalow at Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi that was allotted to her father during his term till 2038. It was converted into a museum on Jagjivan Ram by Meira Kumar, requesting neither the Directorate of Estates nor the Lok Sabha secretariat for a rental reservation. She was given rights to the bungalow despite the fact that she has a bungalow at Akbar Road, as the Speaker. She allegedly encroached the bungalow, which was the decision made by the NDA cabinet in 2000 that banned further conversion of bungalows into memorials. Also, a rent bill of INR 2 crore was issued against Meira Kumar for her father’s bungalow which was waived by the UPA government.
Favourite Things
Favourite Politician	Sonia Gandhi
Favourite Author	Kalidas
Favourite Book	Abhigyan Shakuntalam by Kalidas
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Husband/Spouse	Manjul Kumar (Lawyer)
Children	Son- Anshul Kumar (Journalist) Daughters- Devangana Kumar (a professional painter) and Swati Kumar
Money Factor
Net Worth	38 Crore (INR)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Meira Kumar

• Meira was born to a prominent Dalit leader and deputy prime minister, Late Jagjivan Ram, and Indrani Devi, a freedom fighter. His father was counted amongst the richest politicians of his time.

• His father married his mother at the tender age of 8 years.

• She is a lawyer by profession.

• In her younger days, she was a fine sportsperson; not only was she a good horse rider, she had won many medals in rifle shooting as well.

• In 1973, she started her career as an officer in the Indian Foreign Service and served at embassies in Spain, Mauritius and United Kingdom till 1984.

• In 1980, she became a member of the Supreme Court Bar Association.

• Meira quit her IFS post in 1984 to contest election from Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh and defeated prominent ‘dalit’ leaders, Ram Vilas Paswan and Mayawati, in the election.

• She can speak Spanish fluently.

• She is known to be a pleasant, polite, but reserved person.

• Her husband, Manjul Kumar, is a Supreme Court lawyer and holds 50% share of GK Agriproduct Pvt. Ltd.

• Her mother-in-law was the first ever woman to become a minister in Bihar cabinet in 1963, and her father-in-law was a freedom fighter and a poet.

• In 2000, she left Congress Pary due to her differences with the party leadership, though she rejoined the party in 2002.

• She served as the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment in Manmohan Singh-led UPA in 2004.

• In 2009, she became the first-ever female speaker of Lok Sabha and served till 2014.

• On 22 June 2017, she was picked as the Opposition’s candidate to take on NDA’s presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind in the Presidential Election.