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Alka Lamba

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Alka Lamba

Alka Lamba (born 21 September 1975) is an Indian politician who is serving as the President of All India Mahila Congress. 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. 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. She was however disqualified from the assembly by the Delhi Legislative Assembly speaker for violating the rules for party change to send a strong warning to turncoats. Lamba began her career as a student leader, and is a 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. She was appointed as the All India Mahila Congress President on 5 January 2024.

Infobox

Preceded by
Saleem Ahmed
Succeeded by
Meenakshi Natarajan
Constituency
Chandni Chowk
Born
(1975-09-21) 21 September 1975 (age 50)New Delhi, India
Political party
Indian National Congress (1994–2019 and 2019–present)
Other politicalaffiliations
Aam Aadmi Party (2014–2019)
Occupation
Politician
Party
Indian National Congress (1994–2019 and 2019–present)

Tables

· Elections contested › Delhi Legislative Assembly
2003
2003
Year
2003
Constituency
Moti Nagar
Party
INC
Result
Lost
Vote percentage
36.20%
Opposition Candidate
Madan Lal Khurana
Opposition Party
BJP
Opposition vote percentage
61.35%
2015
2015
Year
2015
Constituency
Chandni Chowk
Party
AAP
Result
Won
Vote percentage
49.35%
Opposition Candidate
Suman Kumar Gupta
Opposition Party
BJP
Opposition vote percentage
24.79%
2020
2020
Year
2020
Constituency
Chandni Chowk
Party
INC
Result
Lost
Vote percentage
5.03%
Opposition Candidate
Parlad Singh Sawhney
Opposition Party
AAP
Opposition vote percentage
65.92%
2025
2025
Year
2025
Constituency
Kalkaji
Party
INC
Result
Lost
Vote percentage
4.11%
Opposition Candidate
Atishi Marlena
Opposition Party
AAP
Opposition vote percentage
48.80%
Year
Constituency
Party
Result
Vote percentage
Opposition Candidate
Opposition Party
Opposition vote percentage
Ref
2003
Moti Nagar
INC
Lost
36.20%
Madan Lal Khurana
BJP
61.35%
2015
Chandni Chowk
AAP
Won
49.35%
Suman Kumar Gupta
BJP
24.79%
2020
Chandni Chowk
INC
Lost
5.03%
Parlad Singh Sawhney
AAP
65.92%
2025
Kalkaji
INC
Lost
4.11%
Atishi Marlena
AAP
48.80%
· References
Preceded byParlad Singh Sawhney
Preceded byParlad Singh Sawhney
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded byParlad Singh Sawhney
State Legislative Assembly
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Chandni Chowk Assembly constituency 2015 – 2019
State Legislative Assembly
Succeeded byParlad Singh Sawhney
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded byParlad Singh Sawhney
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Chandni Chowk Assembly constituency 2015 – 2019
Succeeded byParlad Singh Sawhney

References

  1. The Pioneer
    https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/pioneer-exclusive/chandni-chowk-redevelopment-plan-draws-conflicting-views.html
  2. "Alka Lamba, former student leader, quits Congress to join AAP"
    http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/alka-lamba-former-student-leader-quits-congress-to-join-aap-463479
  3. "Alka Lamba returns to Congress fold: Leaving 'Khas Aadmi Party'"
    https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/alka-lamba-returns-congress-leaving-khas-aadmi-party-delhi-aap-5974060/
  4. www.aninews.in
    https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/delhi-speaker-disqualifies-alka-lamba-from-the-legislative-assembly20190919190828/
  5. "Indian national overseas congress pays tribute to Alka Lamba senior leader, India congress committee"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215401/http://www.triblocal.com/niles/community/stories/2011/11/indian-national-overseas-congress-pays-tribute-to-alka-lamba-senior-leader-india-congress-committee/index.html
  6. Alka Lamba: Youth on her side. The Times of India. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110411172023/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-11-19/delhi/27201429_1_alka-lamba-madan-lal-khurana-dusu-president
  7. "Congress appoints Alka Lamba chief of its women's wing, Varun Choudhary to head NSUI"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240122185644/https://theprint.in/india/congress-appoints-alka-lamba-chief-of-its-womens-wing-varun-choudhary-to-head-nsui/1912551/
  8. https://www.abplive.com/news/india/mahila-congress-president-alka-lamba-and-varun-chaudhary-new-president-of-nsui-257837
    https://www.abplive.com/news/india/mahila-congress-president-alka-lamba-and-varun-chaudhary-new-president-of-nsui-2578377
  9. NDTV.com
    https://www.ndtv.com/people/know-your-delhi-leader-alka-lamba-2177051
  10. The Times of India
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/lambas-spouse-wants-sons-custody-flat/articleshow/288574.cms
  11. "Go India Foundation – Our Chairperson: Alka Lamba"
    http://www.goindiafoundation.com/about-us/our-chairperson-alka-lamba/
  12. India Today
    https://www.indiatoday.in/column-off-the-record/story/the-valuable-pm-32828-2008-11-04
  13. The Indian Express
    http://m.indianexpress.com/news/it-s-youth-congress-rahul-is-aicc-general-secretary/220752/
  14. The Financial Express
    https://web.archive.org/web/20131004232745/http://m.financialexpress.com/news/moily-dropped-in-aicc-rejig/757998/
  15. "Indian Youth Congress: Alka Lamba"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110811031824/http://iyc.in/sns/pg/groups/72668/alka-lamba
  16. Biharprabha News
    http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/12/congress-leader-alka-lamba-to-join-aap-on-december-29/
  17. "Arvind Kejriwal defeats BJP's Nupur Sharma by over 31,000 votes"
    http://www.livemint.com/Politics/tpUv0v9pWZzsWjNV1RyVhL/Delhi-election-results-Arvind-Kejriwal-wins-Kiran-Bedi-los.html
  18. "Only six women make it to Delhi assembly"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20250131161350/https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2015/delhi/story/delhi-elections-results-2015-aap-woman-candidate-winners-239704-2015-02-10
  19. NDTV.com
    https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/alka-lamba-quits-aap-amid-feud-with-leadership-says-time-to-say-goodbye-2096488
  20. The Indian Express
    https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/protesters-just-ordinary-people-says-congress-mla-alka-lamba-citizenship-amendment-act-protest-nrc-protest-police-violence-caa-violence-6188195/
  21. Siasat Daily
    https://archive.siasat.com/news/alka-lamba-dons-hijab-dares-pm-identify-her-1776555/
  22. "New twist in Alka Lamba issue: CCTV footage shows AAP MLA vandalised shop with supporters"
    http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/new-twist-in-alka-lamba-issue-cctv-footage-shows-aap-mla-vandalised-shop-with-supporters_1644516.html
  23. "Alka Lamba hogs limelight from Guwahati molestation case – News Oneindia"
    http://news.oneindia.in/2012/07/17/who-is-alka-lamba-cong-leader-ncw-guwahati-molestation-1037036.html
  24. Guwahati molestation case: Chief Minister's office accidentally names victim, then retracts. NDTV.com (17 July 2012). Re
    http://www.ndtv.com/article/cheat-sheet/guwahati-molestation-case-alka-lamba-national-commission-for-women-member-who-named-victim-is-sacked-244007
  25. The Indian Express
    https://web.archive.org/web/20131004225311/http://m.indianexpress.com/news/salman-khan-extends-support-to-blood-donation-camp/659710/
  26. "Meet the six women MLAs of Delhi"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20250226130534/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/meet-the-six-women-mlas-of-delhi/
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