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Devangana, daughter of Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, exhibits her work titled “Pageants of the Raj: The Work Force” at the Tao Art Gallery in Mumbai.

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Meira Kumar

Meira Kumar (born 31 March 1945) is an Indian politician and former diplomat. A member of the Indian National Congress, she was the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment from 2004 to 2009, the Minister of Water Resources for a brief period in 2009, and the 15th Speaker of Lok Sabha from 2009 to 2014. Kumar became just the second woman to be nominated for president of India by a major political bloc when she secured the United Progressive Alliance's nomination in 2017.

Prior to being a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, Kumar had been elected earlier to the 8th, 11th, 12th and 14th Lok Sabha. Kumar was the joint presidential candidate by the leading opposition parties for 2017 presidential election and lost the election to the NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind. Meira Kumar's vote share is the second highest for a losing candidate, that of Neelam Sanjiva Reddy in the 1969 Presidential elections being the highest ever.

Early life

Meira Kumar was born on 31 March 1945 in a Dalit family, in Patna district, Bihar of the British India (present day Bihar, India) to J

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Meira Kumar’s Biography | Birth | Education | Family | Marriage | Political Journey | Facts

Meira Kumar is a former speaker of the Lok Sabha. She was born on 31 March 1945 in Aara, Bihar. Her zodiac sign is Aries. She did her schooling from Welham Girls’ School and Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls’ School. She attended Indraprastha College for Women, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, Miranda House, and Banasthali Vidyapith.

Her father’s name was Jagjivan Ram, and her mother’s name was Indrani Devi.

She is married to Manjul Kumar. They are parents to three children, Anshul Kumar, Devangana Kumar, and Swati Kumar.

Meira Kumar’s favourites

Her hobbies include reading books, listening to classical music, and collecting antique items.

Her favourite political leaders are Mahatma Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.

Her favourite poet is Kalidas.

Her favourite book is ‘Abhigyan Shakuntalam.’

Interesting facts about Miera Kumar

Meira Kumar is the daughter of India's famous Dalit leader Babu Jagjivan Ram. Babu Jagjivan Ram was associated with the Indian freedom struggle and was also t