Sumitra Mahajan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sumitra Mahajan

Indian politician

Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1943

Place of Birth: Chiplun, Maharashtra, India

Profession: politician

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sumitra Mahajan (née Sathe; born 12 April 1943) is an Indian politician who was the Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha.
She belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party.
On 6 June 2014, she got elected to the Lok Sabha for the eighth time, one of three members of the Lok Sabha to do so, and is currently the longest-serving woman member.
She represented the Indore constituency of Madhya Pradesh from 1989 to 2019. She served for a time as a Union Minister.
She was minister from 2002 to 2004, holding the portfolios for Human Resources, Communications and Petroleum.
She is the eldest and seniormost among woman Members of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha.
She is the second woman after Meira Kumar to be elected as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.