Alka Lamba

Alka Lamba
Lamba in March 2021
President of National Students' Union of India
In office
1997–1999
Preceded bySaleem Ahmed
Succeeded byMeenakshi Natarajan
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
In office
7 February 2015 – 19 September 2019
Preceded byParlad Singh Sawhney
Succeeded byParlad Singh Sawhney
ConstituencyChandni Chowk
President of All India Mahila Congress
Assumed office
5 January 2024
Preceded byNetta D'Souza
Personal details
Born (1975-09-21) 21 September 1975 (age 48)
New Delhi, India
Political partyIndian National Congress (6 September 2019 till present)
Other political
affiliations
Aam Aadmi Party (2014–2019)
OccupationPolitician

Alka Lamba (born 21 September 1975) is an Indian politician serving for the President of All India Mahila Congress.[1] After serving the Indian National Congress in various capacities for more than 20 years, she quit to join the Aam Aadmi Party on 26 December 2014.[2] In February 2015, Lamba was elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Chandni Chowk. She quit AAP in September 2019 citing disrespect for her within the party. On 6 September 2019, she formally returned to the Congress party.[3] She was however disqualified from the Delhi assembly by Delhi speaker for violating the rules for party change over a gesture of strong warning to tainted turncoats.[4]

Lamba began her career as a student leader, and is former President of Delhi University Students' Union, former National President of National Students' Union of India, former General Secretary of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee and former Secretary of All India Congress Committee. She is Chairperson of the NGO Go India Foundation.[5][6] She was appointed as the All India Mahila Congress President on January 5, 2024.[7] [8]

  1. ^ "Chandni Chowk redevelopment plan draws conflicting views". The Pioneer.
  2. ^ "Alka Lamba, former student leader, quits Congress to join AAP".
  3. ^ "Alka Lamba returns to Congress fold: Leaving 'Khas Aadmi Party'". Express News Service. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020 – via The Indian Express.
  4. ^ "Delhi Speaker disqualifies Alka Lamba from the legislative assembly". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Indian national overseas congress pays tribute to Alka Lamba senior leader, India congress committee". triblocal.com. 9 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  6. ^ Alka Lamba: Youth on her side. The Times of India. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  7. ^ ThePrint (5 January 2024). "Congress appoints Alka Lamba chief of its women's wing, Varun Choudhary to head NSUI". Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  8. ^ https://www.abplive.com/news/india/mahila-congress-president-alka-lamba-and-varun-chaudhary-new-president-of-nsui-2578377

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