Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : North West Delhi
State : Delhi
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri Mohar Singh
Mother's Name : Smt. Sanwali Devi
Date of birth : 03 Mar 1955
Profession : Political and Social Worker
Positions held :
1985-90,1993-98 1998-2003 and 2003-2004 Member, Delhi Legislative Assembly (four terms)4 Dec. 1998 - 4 Dec. 2001 Minister, Social Welfare, SC & ST and Labour & Employment, Government of DelhiChairman, Delhi Scheduled Castes Financial and Development Corporation (DSFDC)23 Dec. 2003 - 23 May 2004 Deputy Speaker, Delhi Legislative Assembly2004 Elected to 14th Lok SabhaMember, General Purposes CommitteeChairperson, Committee on Empowerment of WomenMember, Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment16 Aug. 2006 - May 2009 Chairperson, Committee on Empowerment of Women5 Aug. 2007 Member, Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment5 Aug. 2007 Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law & Justice2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)2009 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Women and Child Development
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
President (i) Bharat Nav Nirman Parishad, Karol Bagh, (ii) Karol Bagh Jan Jagriti Parishad, and (iii) Bhimrao Ambedkar Sanstha, etc.
Special Interests
Social Work
Sports and Clubs
Deeply interested in sports; participated at Inter-University and national level volleyball and athletics ( long Jump, high jump, 100 mt. race) competitions; Captained her College Team for volleyball; and national team of women`s volleyball; participated in several tournaments in and outside Delhi
Other Information
Worked as a Tax Assistant, 1975-1985
