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'''Lalitha Kumaramangalam''' (born 1958) is an Indian politician who is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and former chairperson of the [[National Commission for Women]].<ref name="OI">{{cite web |title=Lalitha Kumarmangalam Appointed NCW Chairperson<br />
|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/Lalitha-Kumarmangalam-Appointed-NCW-Chairperson/860304 |website=www.outlookindia.com |publisher=[[Outlook India]] |location=New Delhi |author=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |date=17 September 2014 |accessdate=28 September 2014}}</ref> She was previously the National Secretary of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<br />
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==Family==<br />
Lalitha Kumaramangalam was born January 14, 1958<ref name="Rediff"/> in [[Tamil Nadu]], the daughter of [[Mohan Kumaramangalam]], a communist ideologue, politician, and trade union leader. Her paternal grandfather, [[P. Subbarayan]], was the [[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister]] of the [[Madras Presidency]]. Her paternal uncle, [[General]] [[P.P. Kumaramangalam]], PVSM, DSO, was [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]] of India. Lalitha's mother, Kalyani Mukherjee, was the niece of [[Ajoy Mukherjee]], [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]], and of Biswanath Mukherjee, husband of the communist ideologue and parliamentarian [[Geeta Mukherjee]]. Lalitha is the sister of [[Rangarajan Kumaramangalam]], another prominent politician.<ref name="Rediff">{{cite web |last=Warrier |first=Shobha |title=rediff.com: The Rediff Interview/BJP Candidate Lalitha Kumaramangalam |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/apr/27inter.htm |publisher=[[Rediff]] |website=www.rediff.com |date=27 April 2001 |accessdate=28 September 2014}} Note: Used as source of birth year 1957/58 based on age of 43 in 2001.</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Kumaramangalam is a graduate of [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]], with a degree in economics, and has an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] from [[Madras University]]. She contested [[Lok Sabha]] elections twice as BJP candidate (2004 from Puduchery and 2009 from Tiruchirapalli) after her brother's death, but lost on both occasions. She runs an [[NGO]] named Prakriti. She was appointed Chairperson of the National Commission for Women on 29 September 2014.<ref name="OI"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of political families|Political Families of The World]]<br />
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