Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha

MAHAJAN, SMT. SUMITRA
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - INDORE (MADHYA PRADESH)]



Father's Name    Shri Purushotam Neelkanth Sathe

Date of Birth    12 April 1943

Place of Birth    Chiplun, Distt. Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

Marital Status    Married on 29 January 1965

Spouse's Name    Shri Jayant Mahajan

Children    Two sons

Educational Qualifications  

M.A., LL.B.,

Educated at Indore University, Indore
(Madhya Pradesh)

Profession     

Lawyer

Permanent Address     

90-B, Nandlal Pura, Indore-452001 
(Madhya Pradesh)

Tels. (0731) 431818, 430696

Present Address 

8, G.R.G. Marg,
New Delhi-110001

Tel. (011) 3358373

Positions Held     

1982-85Corporator, Municipal Corporation, Indore

1984-85Deputy Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Indore

1989Elected to 9th Lok Sabha 

1990-91Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare

President, Mahila Morcha, Bharatiya Janata Party(B.J.P.),
Madhya Pradesh

1991Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1991-92Member, Joint Committee for 73rd Constitution 
Amendment Bill

1991-93Member, Joint Committee for Pre-Natal Diagnostic 
Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) 
Bill, 1991

1991-96Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
Communications

1992-94Vice-President, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh

1995-96Secretary, B.J.P., Parliamentary Board

Chairman, Parliamentary Board, Madhya Pradesh

1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1996 Secretary, B.J.P.
onwards

1997Member, Committee on Public Accounts

1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)

1998 onwardsGeneral-Secretary, B.J.P.

1998-99Convenor, Sub-Committee on Drug Control, Committee
on Human Resource Development

Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
and its Sub-Committee-I on Value-based Education

Member, Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women
and its Sub-Committee on Appraisal of Laws relating to
Women - Criminal Laws

Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local
Area Development Scheme

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
Human Resource Development

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments  
   
Staged a play on Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar

Social and Cultural Activities  

Discussions and lectures on historical personalities and
Ramayana; Lectures on Marathi literature and poetry; and
participated in a cultural organisation Sanand and other 
similar organisations

Special Interests    

Women's Welfare and social reforms; literature (poetry in
particular) and watching dramas

Favourite Pastime and Recreation     

Reading, music, drama, cinema and singing

Sports and Clubs  

Interest in Indian games, working for protection/ 
development of playgrounds; and organised women kho-kho 
match in Indore

Countries Visited     

China and Indonesia - as a delegate in Conference on 
Women

Other Information  

President, Marathi Academy, Madhya Pradesh; Chairman 
(i) Ahilya Utsav Committee, Indore; (ii) Contemporary 
Study Centre, Indore; Director (i) Indore-Paraspur 
Sahakari Bank; and (ii) Maharasthra Brahmin Sahakari 
Bank; Secretary, Mahila Morcha, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh 
for two years; Member, (i)Court of the University of Delhi 
since April 1990; and (ii) Central Supervisory 
Board on Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques 

Election Result of
Indore Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 14,23,528
Total votes polled  8,55,802

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Smt. Sumitra Mahajan (B.J.P.) 4,40,047
(2) Shri Pankaj Sanghvi (I.N.C.) 3,90,195
(3) Shri Kalyan Jain (S.P.)      4,536
(4) Shri Akhtar Baig Karamat Baig (B.S.P.)    3,549
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