Sumitra Singh (born 1930) is a politician from the Indian state of Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

. She was the first woman speaker in Rajasthan's history. In 2003 she won the assembly election on a Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

 (BJP) ticket and was unanimously elected Speaker of the 12th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly which she held until January 2009. She is a senior Jat leader from the Jhunjhunu district

Jhunjhunu District

Jhunjhunu district or Jhunjhunun district is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Jhunjhunu is the district headquarters....

 in Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

; Mrs. Singh was elected to the Assembly for nine out of twelve terms (1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1985, 1990, 1998, 2003) from the Jhunjhunu

Jhunjhunu

Jhunjhunu is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India, and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. It is located a 180 km from Jaipur and 245 km from Delhi. The town is famous for the frescos on its grand Havelis, a special artistic feature of this region.- Etymology...

 constituency.

Birth and family

She was born in village of Kisari in Jhunjhunu district in the family of Shri Ladu Ram Choudhary on 3 May, 1930. She has an M.A. in Hindi Literature.

She married Shri Nahar Singh, (Kadwasra gotra) of Patusahri village in the district of Jhunjhunu on 2 June, 1952 and is mother of three sons.

Membership of Legislature

• 1957 – 62: Member, 2nd Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
• 1962 – 67: Member, 3rd Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
• 1967 – 72: Member, 4th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
• 1972 – 77: Member, 5th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
• 1977 – 80: Member, 6th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
• 1985 – 90: Member, 8th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
• 1990 – 92: Member, 9th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
• 1998 – 2003:Member, 11th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
• 2003 - 2008:Member, 12th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Positions held

• 5.9.1967 - 9.7.1971: State Minister, Deptt. of Medical & Health and PHED, Government of Rajasthan
• 22.6.1968 - 9.7.1971: State Minister (Ind.Charge), Deptt. of Family Welfare, Government of Rajasthan
• 1985 - 87, 1990 – 92: Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
• 1987 – 88: Member, Rules Committee, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
• 14.3.1990 - 26.10.1990: Minister, Deptt of Energy (Including Non-Conventional Energy Sources), Ground Water and Higher Education, Government of Rajasthan
• 1991 – 92: Member, Parliamentary Consultative Committee of Energy, Non-Conventional Energy Sources and Labour & Employment Department
• 1999 – 2003: Chairman, Committee on Welfare of Women & Children, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
• 2004 - 2009: Speaker, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Awards

• 2004:Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award
• 2004: Bharat Jyoti Award
• 2006: Glory of Indira Award

External links

• Ex-Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly