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On 28 May 2018, Saren became the first person to speak in the [[Santali language]] in the [[Inter-Parliamentary Union]].<ref name="HT"/> She spoke about the many problems faced by various [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|tribes]] in India. She was also the only woman in the Indian delegation which consisted of seven members.<ref name="HT">{{cite web |title=Santhali to ring out at Inter Parliamentary Union in Geneva |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/santhali-to-ring-out-at-inter-parliamentary-union-in-geneva-for-the-first-time/story-nYmID5c5jUzSqUauqAknUP.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=23 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mahato |first1=Sukumar |title=Santhal MP brings tribal issues in Geneva focus |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/santhal-mp-brings-tribal-issues-in-geneva-focus/articleshow/63495262.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=28 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Snignendhu |title=Santhali becomes India's first tribal language to get own Wikipedia edition |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/santhali-becomes-india-s-first-tribal-language-to-get-own-wikipedia-edition/story-fUP5LRZI0lEBlVGNCjW5cK.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=9 August 2018}}</ref> |
On 28 May 2018, Saren became the first person to speak in the [[Santali language]] in the [[Inter-Parliamentary Union]].<ref name="HT"/> She spoke about the many problems faced by various [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|tribes]] in India. She was also the only woman in the Indian delegation which consisted of seven members.<ref name="HT">{{cite web |title=Santhali to ring out at Inter Parliamentary Union in Geneva |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/santhali-to-ring-out-at-inter-parliamentary-union-in-geneva-for-the-first-time/story-nYmID5c5jUzSqUauqAknUP.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=23 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mahato |first1=Sukumar |title=Santhal MP brings tribal issues in Geneva focus |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/santhal-mp-brings-tribal-issues-in-geneva-focus/articleshow/63495262.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=28 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Snignendhu |title=Santhali becomes India's first tribal language to get own Wikipedia edition |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/santhali-becomes-india-s-first-tribal-language-to-get-own-wikipedia-edition/story-fUP5LRZI0lEBlVGNCjW5cK.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=9 August 2018}}</ref> |
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On 12 March 2019, the party announced that they had not renominated Saren for the [[2019 Indian general election|next general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Trinamul MPs who were not renominated |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com |
On 12 March 2019, the party announced that they had not renominated Saren for the [[2019 Indian general election|next general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Trinamul MPs who were not renominated |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/trinamul-mps-who-were-not-renominated/cid/1686728 |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |date=12 March 2019}}</ref> Partymen alleged that she did not use the MPLADS funds.<ref>{{cite web |title=শেষ সময়ে প্রকল্প জমা দেন উমা | trans-title = Uma submitted the project at the last moment |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/district/midnapore/lok-sabha-election-2019-allegation-of-misuse-of-mp-fund-by-uma-soren-1.965594 |work=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] |access-date=14 March 2019 |language=bn |date=13 March 2019}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 14:40, 21 March 2024
Uma Saren | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 26 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Pulin Bihari Baske |
Succeeded by | Kunar Hembram |
Constituency | Jhargram |
Personal details | |
Born | New Delhi, India | 9 May 1984
Political party | Trinamool Congress |
Residence(s) | Jhargram, Jhargram district |
Alma mater | Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (M.B.B.S.) |
Profession | Medical Practitioner |
Uma Saren (born 9 May 1984) is an Indian politician who has been a Member of Lok Sabha for Jhargram since 2014. She belongs to Trinamool Congress. A medical practitioner by profession, she is the first person to speak in the Santali language in the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Early life
[edit]Saren was born on 9 May 1984. Her father worked with the Indian Railways as a Group D staff. She received a M.B.B.S. degree from Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital in 2012. She belongs to the Santhal community.[1][2]
Political career
[edit]In 2012, Saren joined Junglemahal Bhoomiputra and Kanya Medical Association whose aim was to provide medical facilities in remote areas to the tribals in the Bengal-Jharkhand border.[3]
On 5 May 2014, Trinamool Congress party announced that Saren would contest the upcoming general election from Jhargram constituency.[4] She was pitted against Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate Pulin Bihari Baske.[5] In May, she was elected to the Lok Sabha and defeated Baske by a margin of 3,50,756 votes. She became the first ever woman Santhal MP of India.[2][6] She also won with the highest margin in her state.[6] In 2014, she was the member of two standing parliamentary committees: the Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers and the Consultative Committee on Ministry of Tribal Affairs.[7]
In April 2017, Saren utilised ₹16.39 crore (US$2.0 million) from her MPLADS funds to buy ceiling fans, LED lamps and water coolers for 3,000 schools in the state.[8]
On 28 May 2018, Saren became the first person to speak in the Santali language in the Inter-Parliamentary Union.[9] She spoke about the many problems faced by various tribes in India. She was also the only woman in the Indian delegation which consisted of seven members.[9][10][11]
On 12 March 2019, the party announced that they had not renominated Saren for the next general election.[12] Partymen alleged that she did not use the MPLADS funds.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Seetharaman, G.; Balasubramanyam, K. R. (25 May 2014). "32 newly elected under-35 MPs & what they intend to do for their constituencies". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b "If elected, Uma Soren would be the first woman Santhal MP of India". Trinamool Congress. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "'অচেনা' উমার টিকিট তৃণমূলে, হিসাব মেলাতে ধন্দে ঝাড়গ্রাম" (in Bengali). 8 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Trinamool Congress list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls". Zee News. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Campaigning ends for penultimate round of Lok Sabha polls 2014". India Today. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b Das, Madhuparna (23 May 2014). "West Bengal's biggest winner put under party's leash". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Uma Saren: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia".
- ^ "Mamata Banerjee's man takes Amma route, doles out freebies in Maoist land". India Today. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Santhali to ring out at Inter Parliamentary Union in Geneva". Hindustan Times. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Mahato, Sukumar (28 May 2018). "Santhal MP brings tribal issues in Geneva focus". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Snignendhu (9 August 2018). "Santhali becomes India's first tribal language to get own Wikipedia edition". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Trinamul MPs who were not renominated". The Telegraph. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "শেষ সময়ে প্রকল্প জমা দেন উমা" [Uma submitted the project at the last moment]. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 13 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- Lok Sabha profile
- India MPs 2014–2019
- Living people
- 1984 births
- People from Paschim Medinipur district
- Lok Sabha members from West Bengal
- Women in West Bengal politics
- Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal
- 21st-century Indian women politicians
- 21st-century Indian politicians
- Indian women medical doctors
- 21st-century Indian women medical doctors
- 21st-century Indian medical doctors