Sumati Oraon

Sumati Oraon
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1982–1991
Preceded byKartik Oraon
Succeeded byLalit Oraon
ConstituencyLohardaga, Bihar
Personal details
Born (1935-02-15) 15 February 1935 (age 89)
Simdega, Gumla District, Bihar, British India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Source: [1]

Sumati Oraon (born 15 February 1935) is an Indian former politician for the Indian National Congress.

Early life

Oraon was born on 15 February 1935 in Simdega in Gumla District. She was the daughter of Teju Bhagat.[1]

Political career

Oraon served as the Union Minister of State for Welfare between 1987 and 1988 and as the Union Minister of State for the Environment and Forests between 1988 and 1989. She was first elected to the Lok Sabha from the Lohardaga constituency in a 1982 by-election. She was re-elected in 1984 with 47% of the vote and again in 1989 with 59.17% of the vote.[2][3][4] Oraon lost the 1991 election to Lalit Oraon, who won by a margin of 14.6%. She focused on the upliftment of the tribals in her constituency under the leadership of Rajiv Gandhi from 1984 to 1989. Oraon wrote a letter to the then-Prime Minister, P. V. Narasimha Rao during his tenure between 1991 and 1996 regarding the condition of the villagers of Sekuapani, a village in Gumla where the artillery shells of army practice drill fell, sometimes hurting the residents. The proposal of a permanent army cantonment was opposed in the area.[5]

Personal life

She married fellow politician Kartik Oraon and had one son and three daughters, including Geetashree Oraon.[6]

References

  1. ^ Dolling, Yolanda, ed. (1991). Who's who of women in world politics (1st ed.). London: Bowker-Saur. p. 177. ISBN 0-86291-627-5. OCLC 24380132.
  2. ^ "List of Winning MP and Runner up from 1957 to till date from Lohardaga Lok Sabha Constituency". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. ^ "9th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Republic of India/ Bharat Women". www.guide2womenleaders.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. ^ P Sainath (14 October 2000). Everybody loves a good drought. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 978-81-8475-734-7.
  6. ^ "Former Jharkhand minister & AICC member resigns from Congress". The Economic Times. 30 January 2022. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 16 March 2023.


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