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Father's Name
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Shri Bhagwan Khanna
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Amarlata Khanna
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Date of Birth
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30 Apr 1967
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Place of Birth
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New Delhi
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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11 Apr 1992
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Spouse's Name
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Shri Aman Lekhi
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No. of Sons
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2
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.Sc. (Hons), LL.B.
Educated at Hindu College and Campus Law Centre - I, Delhi University, Delhi
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Profession
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Advocate
Political and Social Worker
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Permanent Address
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C-98A, South Extension, Part-II
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New Delhi-110049
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Tels : 9810729643, 011-23327501, 011-23327502
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Present Address
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C-98A, South Extension, Part-II
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New Delhi-110049
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Tels : 9810729643, 011-23327501, 011-23327502
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Positions Held
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2010
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National Vice President, BJP Mahila Morcha
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May 2014
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Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
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12 June 2014 - 25 May 2019
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Member, House Committee
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1 Sep. 2014 - 20 July 2016
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Member, Committee on Privileges
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Member, Press Council of India
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Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development
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11 Dec. 2014 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
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20 July 2016 - 25 May 2019
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Chairperson, Committee on Privileges
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3 Nov. 2017
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Member, Press Council of India
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May 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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21 June 2019 - 7 July 2021
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Member, Panel of Chairpersons, Lok Sabha
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24 July 2019 - 7 July 2021
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Chairperson, Committee on Public Undertakings
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13 Sept. 2019 - 7 July 2021
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Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs
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9 Oct. 2019 - 7 July 2021
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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21 Nov. 2019 - 7 July 2021
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Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha
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12 Dec. 2019 - 7 July 2021
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Chairperson, Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
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7 July 2021 onwards
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs; and Union Minister of State, Ministry of Culture
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Many articles on varied subjects, Built UV Robot, got engineers to make sanitization machine, Doc OPD for Senior Citizen, Make an App ‘Constituency Connect’, Raksha App
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Actively associated with social & Cultural activities for securing justice for women & Children; Joint Secretary, Blind Relief Association; Pay Commission for Central Armed Police Force
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Special Interests
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Skill development, Ecology & Environment, Internal, External Security
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading & Travelling
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Sports and Clubs
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Watching Soccer, Basket Ball
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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Started Practicing on the Indirect taxes and Criminal Law. Enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi in 1990; practised in various courts, including several tribunals, Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court. Also practised in a range of forums across India and handled a range of issues pertaining to women in the courts, such as domestic violence, family law disputes and most importantly the issue of permanent commission of the lady officers in the armed forces. Besides, has been a social activist and has been associated with several institutions, including the National Commission for Women, Sakshi, NIPCD and several other organisations which are known for being protectors of the rights of women and children in the country.
Has been a part of the Drafting Committees for Bills like "Women`s Reservation Bill" and "Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill"; The latter was passed by the Parliament.
Represented the media in court to get the ban on media coverage of case proceedings revoked. She was successful in this effort. She took up the case of the permanent commissioning of women in the Indian armed forces in the Supreme Court. Was also the lawyer of the victim in the Shanti Mukund Hospital rape case; took up the case of Promotion Policy for Army Officer and the Permanent Commission of women in the Indian armed forces in the Supreme Court
women will get equal rights in the Army like men. The judgement has paved way for women officers to hold command posts,
As a National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has been successfully articulating, advocating and campaigning BJP’s policies, programs and campaigns; and participates in various television shows on matters on National and International importance
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