Selja, Kumari Constituency   : Ambala -SC (Haryana) Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC) Email Address : kumari[DOT]selja[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Late Choudhury Dalbir Singh Date of Birth 24 Sep 1962 Place of Birth Chandigarh Marital Status Unmarried Educational Qualifications M.A., M.Phil. Educated at Convent of Jesus & Mary, New Delhi, Graduation and Post-graduation from Panjab University, Chandigarh Profession Agriculturist Social Worker Permanent Address 87, Durrand Road, Ambala Cantt. Haryana Tel. (0171) 2631272 Present Address 7, Motilal Nehru Marg, New Delhi – 110 011 Tels (011) 23381001, 23381390 (O) 23018074, 23018269 (R) Fax: (011) 23381902 (O) Positions Held

1990 Joint Secretary, All India Mahila Congress

1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha

Member, Executive Commitee, Congress Parliamentary Party

July 1992-Sept. 1995 Union Deputy Minister, Deptt. of Education & Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development

Sept. 1995-May 1996 Union Minister of State,Department of Education and Culture,Ministry of Human Resource Development

1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

Member, Executive Committee, Congress Parliamentary Party

1996-2004 Secretary and Spokesperson, All India Congress Committee

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

2005 Elected Member of the Governing Board of Commonwealth Local Government Forum

2007 Elected President of 21st Governing Council of UN Habitat for a two year term

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)

31 May 2009 – 18 Jan 2011 Union Cabinet Minister, Housing and Urban Proverty Alleviation and Tourism

19 Jan 2011 – 28 Oct. 2012 Union Cabinet Minister, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Culture

28 Oct. 2012 Union Cabinet Minister, Social Justice and Empowerment

31 Jan. 2014 Ceased to be a member of the Lok Sabha upon election as Member of Rajya Sabha

Social And Cultural Activities Worked for empowerment of Women and for upliftment of marginal and disadvantaged groups Special Interests Contemporary economic and political issues, inclusive growth and environmental concerns in the developing world and habitat and related issues facing the urban poor Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading on socio-economic, environmental and habitat related issues, travelling to untouched destinations, listen to all genres of music Sports and Clubs Member, (i) Army Golf Club; (ii) India Habitat Centre; and (iii) India International Centre Countries Visited Widely travelled Other Information Member, Commonwealth Women Parliamentarian Steering Committee to represent India Region of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association; Elected Chairperson of the Commonwealth Consultative Group on Human Settlements (CCGHS)

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