Selja Kumari

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Full Name	Selja Kumari
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Sep 24, 1962(1962-09-24)
Age	62
Birthplace	Chandigarh
Country	India
Horoscope	Virgo

Selja Kumari Biography

Selja Kumari is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 24, 1962 in Chandigarh, India. Selja Kumari was born the 24th of September 1962, in Parbhuwala Hisar to Chaudhary Dalbir Singh, an elected politician of the Indian National Congress. She was educated at the Convent of Jesus and Mary, New Delhi and later went to Panjab University, where she received her master’s degree as well as an advanced postgraduate degree.

Selja also swears to be the Secretary of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation under the Manmohan Singh-led government after the election victory of 2004.

In March 2011, Selja was issued notices by the Punjab and Haryana High Court over a petition that has accused her of “forgery, criminal intimidation, fabrication and hatching a criminal conspiracy”. The petitioner, advocate B S Chahar, has alleged that Selja, who was “instrumental in instigating leaders and members of the Balmiki community against Jat leaders in Mirchpur case”, tried to save herself from a litigation by pressurising the undertrials and forcing them to sign “blank and non judicial papers”.

Selja later took oath as Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment in 2012. She remained in office for five years until the completion of her term in May 2014, a period during which she worked on issues relating to empowerment of women and rights of marginalised communities.

Selja got her first election to Lok Sabha at the time of 1991, from Sirsa the constituency which she retained during the 1996 elections. After being elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Ambala Selja was appointed as to the position of Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment. In this time, that Selja did her best to promote women’s rights and the rights of communities that are marginalized in India.

Selja Kumari Net Worth

Selja Kumari is one of the richest Politician from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Selja Kumari 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Selja Kumari (born 24 September 1962) is an Indian politician, and was an earlier member of India’s Rajya Sabha. A prominent member in the Indian National Congress, she was minister for Social Justice and Empowerment and Tourism within the Government of India during Manmohan Singh’s presidency.

Selja was first elected to the political scene with her time in the Mahila Congress becoming its President in the year 1990. Her election to in the 10th Lok Sabha in 1991 from Sirsa in Haryana. She was the Union Minister of State Education and Culture in the Narasimha Rao-led Congress government. Despite the Congress defeat that took place in Haryana during 1996 she won reelected for Parliament in 11th Lok Sabha.

Selja began actively participating in international conferences and summits following her election to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004. She was elected as a member of the Governing Board of Commonwealth Local Government Forum in 2005. She continued to engage with other such organisations as the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and also headed the Commonwealth Consultative Group on Human Settlements.

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Facts & Trivia

Selja Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Selja Kumari celebrates birthday on September 24 of every year.