Oraon , Smt. Sumati

Party Name : Congress (I)
Constituency : Lohardaga-ST
State : Bihar
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 9

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ORAON, SHRIMATI SUMATI, [Congress (1)—Bihar, Lohardaga (ST), 1989]:  d. of Late Teju Bhagat; b. at Simdega, Gumla District, Bihar, February 15, 1935; ed. at Govt. Girls High School, Giridih, Bihar, Matric; in. Late Kartik Oraon, June 4, 1950, 1 s. and 2 d.; Political and Social Worker, Agriculturist; Public Offices held:  Union Dy. Minister, February 1989—July 1989; Union Minister of State, Environment and Forests, July 1989-December 1989; Previous Association with Political Parties:  Treasurer, Womens' Cell, All India Congress Committee (I), 1985 onwards;

Previous Membership:  Seventh Lok Sabha, 1982-84, Eighth Lok Sabha, 1984-89;

Committee Experience:  Member, Consultative Committee, Labour and Welfare, 1982-84, Committee on the Welfare of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, 1982-84 and Joint Committee on Bofors, 1985-87; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways, 1990;

Favourite Pastime and Recreation:  Interior decoration, gardening;

Publication:  Editor 'Samanadhikar' (a monthly Magazine on SC, ST and weaker sections):

Delegation to Foreign Countries:  Member, IPD to Mauritius;

Travels Abroad:  Mauritius, U.K.;

Special Interests:  Social service and reading;

Sports and Clubs:  Kabaddi and Atheletics; Founder, Kartik Oraon Memorial Football Tournament; Patron, Hazaribagh Gold Cup Hockey Tournament;

Social Activities:  Vice-President, Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad, President of its Manila Cell; Founder, Kartik Oraon College Memorial Trust; President, Adivasi Bal Vikas Vidyalaya and Dirsa Residential School; President, Kartik Oraon Vocational Training Institute, Ratu, Ranchi;

Other Information:  Deputy Chairman, Chhotanagpur Development Authority, Ranchi, Bihar; Member, Hindi Salahakar Samiti, Ministry of Forests and Environment; Member, All India Quami Ekta Committee; Member, Court, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, October 4, 1990;

Permanent Address:  Village Karonda Lita Toli, P.O. Karonda, District Gumla, Bihar.