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First practicing Hindu elected to Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for president of the United States. [2] [3] Ro Khanna: Democratic: CA-17: January 3, 2017: Incumbent 8 years, 44 days One of the first two practicing Hindus of Indian descent to be elected to Congress. [4] [5] Raja Krishnamoorthi: Democratic: IL-08: January 3, 2017 ...
John Thivy – freedom fighter and founding president of the Malayan Indian Congress; E. E. C. Thuraisingham – politician of pre-Independence Malaysia; Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo – former Speaker of the Senate; Datuk Seri Samy Vellu – Works Minister in the Malaysian cabinet and president of the Malaysian Indian Congress
The district's first female member of Congress, she is also the first Asian American to represent Washington at the federal level. Before entering electoral politics, Jayapal was a Seattle-based civil rights activist, serving until 2012 as the executive director of OneAmerica, a pro-immigrant advocacy group. [ 2 ]
All India Mahila Congress (AIMC), also referred to as Mahila Congress, is the women's wing of the Indian National Congress (INC). [1] It was founded in 1940 to promote the political and social empowerment of women in India. Currently Alka Lamba heads the All India Mahila Congress as its president appointed on 5 January 2024.
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (born 30 September 1945) is an Indian politician and member of Congress who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Punjab from 1996 to 1997 and 2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab from 2004 to 2007. She is the first and so far only female to hold the office of Chief Minister in Punjab. [1]
Jothimani attained the Indian National Congress' candidature for the Indian general election, 2019 from Karur constituency of the Lok Sabha. In what was seen as a major upset by many media outlets and political analyst, Jothimani went on to defeat veteran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader, M. Thambidurai who had previously served ...
In 1925, Naidu was the first Indian female president of the Indian National Congress. [3] In 1927, Naidu was a founding member of the All India Women's Conference. [3] In 1928, she travelled in the United States to promote nonviolent resistance. [7] Naidu also presided over East African and Indian Congress' 1929 session in South Africa ...
The Organisation is headed by the Congress President, who is elected by the All India Congress Committee.The AICC on the other hand is composed of delegates sent by the various State–level Pradesh Congress Committees, who themselves have been elected or nominated to their respective Pradesh Congress Committee from the district and panchayat level party units.