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AGARTALA, May 29 (TIWN): Sumitra Mahajan, who is the 16th Lok Sabha speaker of India, is scheduled to arrive in the state on Monday to inaugurate 15th Annual conference of North East region commonwealth parliamentary association (NERCPA) from Tuesday (31st May to 2nd June 2016) in Tripura.
However, the speaker of Lok Sabha will stay at Raj Bhawan.
LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan is an Indian politician who has been the Speaker of the Lok Sabha since 2014.
Sumitra Mahajan is an Indian politician who has been Speaker of the Lok Sabha since 2014. She belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2014, she won election to the Lok Sabha for the eighth time, one of three members of the 16th Lok Sabha to do so, and is currently the longest-serving woman member. She has represented the Indore constituency of Madhya Pradesh since 1989.
She acknowledged 18th century social reformer Ahilyabai Holkar as the inspirational figure throughout her life. 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 senior most among woman members of parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha MP's list.
She is the second woman after Meira Kumar to be elected as Lok Sabha Speaker. An active parliamentarian, she not only headed important committee, but has also been a keen debater and avid questioner inside the house, often seen putting minister on the mat with her calm but firm intervention.
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