KUMAR, SMT. MEIRA
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - KAROL BAGH-SC (DELHI)]
Father's Name Late Shri Jagjivan Ram Date of Birth 31 March 1945 Place of Birth Patna (Bihar) Marital Status Married on 29 November 1968 Spouse's Name Shri Manjul Kumar Children One son and two daughters Educational Qualifications M.A., LL.B., Advanced Diploma in Spanish Educated at M.G.D. School, Jaipur, Indraprastha College and Miranda House, University of Delhi, (Delhi),Magadh University (Bihar) and Spain Profession Political Worker, Advocate, Diplomat and Social Worker Permanent Address A-2/21, Azad Apartments, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110016 Present Address 6, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi - 110011 Tels. (011) 3792445, 3794928, 3016585 Fax (011) 3014066 Positions Held 1985Elected to 8th Lok Sabha 1985-89Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs 1991-92General-Secretary, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.) 1994 onwardsMember, Congress Working Committee (C.W.C.) 1996 onwardsGeneral-Secretary, A.I.C.C. 1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1997-98Member, Committee on External Affairs 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1998-99Member, Committee on IndiaPress Affairs; and its Sub-Committee on Personnel Policy of Central Para-Military Forces (CPMFs) Member, Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women and its Sub-Committee on Education and Health Programmes for Women Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Editor, Pavan Prasad - a monthly magazine Social and Cultural Activities President, (i) RUKAV Society (Institute for Blind Girls), Delhi; and (ii) All India Samta Movement; Member, (i) Supreme Court Bar Association; (ii) Senate, Panjab University, 1987-91; (iii) Bihar University, 1969-71; (iv) Governing Body, Indian Council of Cultural Relations (I.C.C.R.),1987-92; (v) Governing Body, Akhil Bharatiya Hindi Sahitya Sammelan Prayag, Uttar Pradesh (vi) Advisory Council, Delhi Development Authority, 1998-99; Patron, Avantika - a group of contemporary artists; Chairperson, Meera Kala Mandir, Udaipur, Rajasthan; Vice-Chairperson, Rajendra Bhavan Trust, Delhi; Working President, Ravidas Samarak Society, Varanasi; and Managing-Trustee, Jagjivan Ashram Trust
Special Interests Active in the movements pertaining to social reforms, human rights and democracy Favourite Pastime and Recreation Writing poems, painting, reading, travelling and gardening Sports and Clubs Member, (i) India International Centre, New Delhi; and (ii)Rotary Club, New Delhi Countries Visited Widely travelled Other Information As Chairperson, National Drought Relief Committee of the Congress Party during the century's worst drought in 1967, launched a Family Adoption Scheme under which drought- affected families were adopted by well-to-do families; Being committed to human rights and abolition of caste system, visited every place where atrocities were committed against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes during the last ten years; held meetings/demonstrations, courted arrest and filed Public Interest Litigation cases in Supreme Court to ensure justice to them; Third Secretary, Embassy of India, Madrid, 1976-77; Second Secretary, High Commission of India, London, 1977-79; Deputy Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, 1980-85; Member, (i) Court of the Jawaharlal Nehru University since 1996; (ii) Court of University of Delhi since 1996; (iii) Rajghat Samadhi Committee,1998-99; and (iv) Advisory Council, Delhi Development Authority, 1998-99;Our Other Sites IndianPost.com IndianAge.com MahatmaGandhiji.comTotal electorate 5,53,436 Total votes polled 3,01,788 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Smt. Meira Kumar (I.N.C.) 1,45,887 (2) Shri Surender Pal Ratawal (B.J.P.) 1,41,061 (3) Shri Sahtam Singh (B.S.P.) 5,821 (4) Shri Hemraj Arya (J.D.) 1,796
Election Result of Karol Bagh-SC Lok Sabha Constituency