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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lalita Kumari
| image = Lalita Kumari CPI.jpg
| caption = Lalita Kumari at CPI conference, Begusarai, 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|07|25}}
| birth_place = [[Begusarai]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| occupation = Social and political activism
| known_for = Secretary of Bihar Mahila Samaj; CPI Leader
| party = [[Communist Party of India]]
| office = Member of National Council, [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] and [[National Federation of Indian Women|NFIW]]
}}

'''Lalita Kumari''' (born 25 July 1988) is an Indian politician and social activist from [[Bihar]].<ref name="CPI-NatCouncil2025">{{cite web
|title=Elected New National Council Members in 25th CPI Congress.
|url=https://www.communistparty.in/post/elected-new-national-council-members
|publisher=Communist Party of India
|date=29 September 2025
|access-date=20 November 2025
}}</ref><ref name="Affidavit2021">{{cite web
|title=Affidavit – Lalita Kumari (Bihar Panchayat Election 2021)

|url=http://164.100.130.161/ForPublicPDF_P/Documents9/NominationDoc/2021102513112759795138.pdf
|publisher=State Election Commission, Bihar (Official NIC Server)
|date=25 October 2021
|access-date=25 November 2025}}</ref> She is a member of the National Council of the [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI).<ref>{{cite web
|title=CPI releases list of star campaigners for Bihar Assembly Election 2025 first phase
|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/patna/cpi-releases-list-of-star-campaigners-for-first-phase
|website=Prabhat Khabar
|publisher=Prabhat Khabar
|date=24 October 2025
|access-date=24 October 2025
|language=hi
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lalita Kumari became the National Council member of CPI |url=https://thebegusarai.in/begusarai-news/lalita-kumari-became-the-national-council-member-of-cpi/293145/ |website=The Begusarai |date=29 September 2025 |access-date=5 October 2025 |language=hi}}</ref><ref name="PrabhatKhabarCPI2025">{{cite news
|title=Lalita Kumari Elected National Council Member of CPI
|url=https://archive.org/details/lalita-kumari-cpi-national-council
|work=Prabhat Khabar
|date=29 September 2025
|access-date=20 November 2025
}}</ref>

Lalita Kumari serves as the Secretary of Bihar Mahila Samaj, a state-level women's organization affiliated with the [[National Federation of Indian Women]].<ref name="PrabhatKhabarLalita2023">{{cite news
|title=Women Must Be Aware of Their Rights – Lalita Kumari
|url=https://archive.org/details/women-must-be-aware-of-their-rights-lalita-kumari
|work=Prabhat Khabar
|date=16 October 2023
|access-date=20 November 2025
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=50 years of an organization fighting for women's rights |url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-41213247 |publisher=BBC Hindi |date=11 September 2017 |accessdate=14 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bihar Mahila Samaj demonstrated at Ballia power office |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/begusarai-bihar-mahila-samaj-demonstrated-at-ballia-power-office-20436083.html |website=Dainik Jagran |date=25 June 2022 |access-date=5 October 2025 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Members of Bihar Mahila Samaj celebrating after the Women's... |url=https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/members-of-bihar-mahila-samaj-celebrating-after-the-womens-news-photo/1676991478 |publisher=Getty Images |accessdate=October 11, 2025}}</ref> She is also a member of the National Council of NFIW.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bihar women protest in Ballia to waive four-month electricity bill |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/patna/ballia/news/women-protest-in-ballia-to-waive-4-month-electricity-bill-127447812.html |website=Dainik Bhaskar |access-date=5 October 2025 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Protest: Reservation is not begging, we are the right of the underprivileged |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/patna/begusarai/news/reservation-is-not-begging-we-are-the-right-of-the-underprivileged-128683116.html |publisher=Dainik Bhaskar |date=July 11, 2023 |accessdate=October 11, 2025}}</ref>
[[File:Lalita Kumari.jpg|thumb|Lalita Kumari addressing a seminar on the occasion of International Women's Day on 8 March 2021 at Sahebpur Kamal, Begusarai]]
In 2016, Lalita Kumari was elected as the Mukhiya (village head) of the [[Gram panchayat|Gram Panchayat]] Panchveer, Sahebpur Kamal in [[Begusarai district|Begusarai District]], Bihar.<ref name="BiharSEC2025">{{cite web
|title=Local Body Election Results – Bihar State Election Commission
|url=https://sec.bihar.gov.in/old-sec/wcl.aspx
|website=Bihar State Election Commission
|publisher=Government of Bihar
|access-date=20 November 2025
|quote=Post: Mukhiya; District: Begusarai; Block: Sahebpur Kamal – Result page confirms that Lalita Kumari was elected as Mukhiya of Panchveer Gram Panchayat.
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Panchayat Facility Center Inaugurated in Panchveer |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/begusarai-relief-center-started-19267778.html |publisher=Dainik Jagran |date=30 May 2019 |accessdate=11 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Two Teenagers Drowned in Begusarai |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/bihar/state/begusarai/two-teenagers-died-due-to-drowning-in-begusarai-ganga/bh20230725194829845845710 |publisher=ETV Bharat |date=25 July 2023 |accessdate=11 October 2025}}</ref> She is actively working to promote women's rights and gender equality. Through various campaigns, she has raised awareness against social evils such as child labor, child marriage, dowry, and female foeticide. She is also actively involved in addressing major issues like domestic violence and social discrimination.<ref name="JagranLalita2023">{{cite news
|title=Lalita of Panchveer Panchayat Determined the Future of Others Through Her Leadership Skills
|url=https://archive.org/details/20251118-012843
|work=Dainik Jagran
|location=Patna
|date=15 October 2023
|access-date=20 November 2025
}}</ref> She has led awareness programs in rural areas to encourage social acceptance of inter-caste marriages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=People representatives and villagers support inter-caste marriage in Begusarai |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/begusarai/story-janpreetinidhi-and-villagers-have-married-couple-of-lover-couple-2553699.html |website=Live Hindustan |date=17 February 2019 |access-date=5 October 2025 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=International Women's Day: Half of the population received recognition |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/begusarai-international-womens-day-21441475.html |publisher=Dainik Jagran |date=March 8, 2021 |accessdate=October 11, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Protests Erupt in Begusarai Against Rising Murder and Rape Cases |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/begusarai/story-protests-erupt-in-begusarai-against-rising-murder-and-rape-cases-201759679115585.amp.html |publisher=Live Hindustan |date=October 5, 2025 |accessdate=October 11, 2025}}</ref>

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