Sumitra Mahajan Age, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	Tai
Profession	Politician
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Political Journey	• 1984: Appointed as the Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Indore • 1989: Elected as the Member of Parliament Lok Sabha from the Indore constituency • 1991: Elected as the Member of Parliament Lok Sabha from the Indore constituency for the second time • 1992: Vice-President, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh • 1996: Contested and won the Indian General Elections from the Indore constituency • 1998: Appointed as the General-Secretary of BJP • 1998: Contested and won the Indian General Elections from the Indore constituency • 1999: Appointed as the Union Minister of Human Resource Development and remained till 2002 • 2002: Appointed as the Union Minister of Communication and Information Technology and remained for an year • 2003: Appointed as the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas • 2004: Became a member of the Lok Sabha from the Indore constituency • 2005: Became the In charge of the Mahila Morcha of BJP • 2014: Appointed as the 16th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Award	2021: Awarded with the Padma Bhushan award for her long services in public life
Personal Life
Date of Birth	12 April 1943 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	81 Years
Birthplace	Chiplun, Maharashtra
Zodiac sign	Aries
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chiplun
College/University	Indore University, Indore (now Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya)
Educational Qualification(s)	• MA • LLB
Religion	Hinduism
Address	68, Manishpuri, Saket Nagar, Indore - 452 018, Madhya Pradesh
Hobbies	Reading, Listening Music, Singing
Controversy	Allegedly involved in a scam on a bank Between 1997 and 2003, Sumitra Mahajan along with her son Milind Mahajan were accused of being involved in a scam related to the Maharashtra Brahmin Cooperative Bank, where Milind Mahajan was one of the directors of the bank. The complaint was filed by the chairperson of the bank ; however, it was removed after the investigation.
Social Media	• Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	29 January 1965
Family
Husband/Spouse	Jayant Mahajan
Children	Son(s)- 2 • Milind Mahajan Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Purushotam Neelkanth Sathe Mother- Usha Sathe
Money Factor
Assets/Properties (as of 2022-2023)	Movable Assets Cash: Rs. 1,90,000 Jewelry: Rs. 3,50,000 Immovable Assets Agricultural Land: Rs. 2,00,000 Commercial Buildings: Rs. 80,00,000 Residential Buildings: Rs. 80,00,000
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 1.6 crores (as of 2022-2023)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sumitra Mahajan

• Sumitra Mahajan belongs to a Marathi family in Chiplun, Maharashtra.

• In 1982, she became politically active after she was elected as the Corporator in the Municipal Corporation of Indore.

• In 1990, she became a Member of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and was appointed as the President of the Mahila Morcha (Women Wing) of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

•  In 1991, she became a member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee for Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Bill and the Parliamentary Consultative Committee under the Ministry of Communications.

• Sumitra Mahajan attended the 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, in September 1995.

• In 1995, she was appointed as the  Chairman of the Parliamentary Board of Madhya Pradesh.

• She served as the Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts in 1997.

• In 1998, she was appointed as the Convenor of the Sub-Committee on Drug Control and the Parliamentary Committee on Human Resource Development.

• In the same year, she became a member of various committees including the Parliamentary Committee on Human Resource Development (including its Sub-Committee on Value-based Education), the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Empowerment of Women, the Parliamentary Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), and the Parliamentary Consultative Committee under the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

• In 2004, she was appointed as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment and also became a Member of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Civil Aviation.

• From 2007 to 2009, she served as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment.

• In 2009, Sumitra Mahajan became the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and a Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Empowerment of Women.

• In 2014, she was appointed as the chairperson of various committees including the Business Advisory Committee, the Rules Committee, and the Standing Committee of All India Presiding Officers Conference, and the Executive Committee of CPA India Region.

• In the same year, she was also appointed as the president of the Indian Parliamentary Group and the India Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).

• She considers 18th-century queen Ahilyabai Holkar as her role model and published a book on Ahilyabai Holkar’s life titled ‘Matoshree.’ The book was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2017.
  

  Sumitra Mahajan with Narendra Modi on the day of the release of her book in 2017