Seema Kumari
Seema Kumari | |
|---|---|
| Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Post Established |
| Succeeded by | Joginder Pal |
| Constituency | Bhoa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pathankot, Punjab, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Vinod Kumar |
| Residence(s) | Lahri, Pathankot, Punjab, India |
Seema Kumari is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[1][2]
Personal life
Kumari is married to Vinod Kumar.[3]
Political career
Kumari was elected sarpanch of Lahri village in 2008 and in 2012 was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Bhoa,[4] a constituency then reserved for candidates from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.[2] Then aged 33, she was the youngest member of the assembly.[5]
Kumari stood as a candidate in the 2017 state assembly elections but faced criticism because of suspicions regarding an increase in her income.[6] Described as the poorest MLA in the state in 2012, based on her declared assets in an election affidavit, they had grown almost 30-fold by 2017.[5] She lost her seat in Bhoa to Joginder Pal of the Indian National Congress.[7]
References
- ^ "Legislators Group - BJP Punjab". BJP Punjab. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ a b "BJP strikes it poor on Bhoa seat!". The Pioneer. 18 January 2012. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Election affidavit". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2012 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ a b Bharti, Vishav (25 January 2017). "Rich experience for 'poorest' MLA". The Tribune. Retrieved 13 October 2017.>
- ^ "BJP unlikely to retain its 12 seats". The Tribune. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Bhoa - Punjab Assembly Election Results 2017". India.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
