Template:Infobox organization All India Mahila Congress (AIMC), also referred to as Mahila Congress, is the women's wing of the Congress Party (INC).Template:Sfnp The most recent President was Sushmita Dev who left office in 2021. Currently Netta D'Souza heads the All India Mahila Congress as its acting President appointed on 17 August 2021 by Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi.Template:Sfnp[1][2]
History
Template:Expand section One early high point for the organisation was a conference held in Bangalore in mid-1984 attended by Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, and 30,000 delegates.Template:Sfnp
Organisation
The All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) is split into regional branches designated as Pradesh Mahila Congress (State Women's Congress) which represents the AIMC in the states and union territories of India.Template:Sfnp The AIMC consists of the card–holding women members of the Indian National Congress which elects the executive committee and state president of each of the PMCCs.Template:SfnpTemplate:Failed verification
| PMCC | PMCC President |
|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands TMCC | |
| Andhra Pradesh PMCC | K. Prameelamma |
| Arunachal Pradesh PMCC | |
| Assam PMCC | |
| Bihar PMCC | |
| Chandigarh TMCC | Deipa Asdhir Dubey |
| Chhattisgarh PMCC | Phulo Devi Netam |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu TMCC | |
| Delhi PMCC | Amrita Dhawan |
| Goa PMCC | |
| Gujarat PMCC | |
| Haryana PMCC | Sumitra Chauhan |
| Himachal Pradesh PMCC | |
| Jammu and Kashmir PMCC | |
| Jharkhand PMCC | |
| Karnataka PMCC | |
| Kerala PMCC | Jebi Mather |
| Ladakh TMCC | |
| Lakshadweep TMCC | |
| Madhya Pradesh PMCC | Mandvi Chauhan |
| Maharashtra PMCC | Mrs. Charulata Tokas |
| Manipur PMCC | |
| Meghalaya PMCC | |
| Mizoram PMCC | |
| Mumbai RMCC | Anisha Bagul |
| Nagaland PMCC | |
| Odisha PMCC | Bandita Parida |
| Puducherry PMCC | |
| Punjab PMCC | Smt. Balvir Sodhi (Rani) |
| Rajasthan PMCC | Smt. Rehana Rayaz Chisti |
| Sikkim PMCC | |
| Tamil Nadu PMCC | |
| Telangana PMCC | Sunitha rao |
| Tripura PMCC | |
| Uttarakhand PMCC | Sarita Arya |
| Uttar Pradesh PMCC | |
| West Bengal PMCC |
List of presidents
| President | Period |
|---|---|
| Begum Abida Ahmed | 1983–1988 |
| Jayanti Patnaik | 1988–1990Template:Sfnp |
| Kumudben Joshi | 1990–1993 |
| Girija Vyas | 1993–1998 |
| Ambika Soni | 1998–1999 |
| Chandresh Kumari Katoch | 1999–2003 |
| Rita Bahuguna Joshi | 2003–2008 |
| Prabha Thakur | 2008–2011 |
| Anita Varma | 2011–2013 |
| Shobha Oza | 2013–2017 |
| Sushmita Dev | 2017–2021[1] |
| Netta D'Souza | Current |
General Secretary
In October 2015 Nagma, who was previously a film actress, was appointed to the office General Secretary.Template:Sfnp In January 2019 INC president Rahul Gandhi appointed Apsara Reddy as National General Secretary, Reddy being noted as the first transgender office holder in the AIMC.Template:Sfnp
In March 2020, Aiyshwarya Mahadev was appointed its National Secretary.
In August 2021, Netta D'Souza was appointed its National President.Template:Sfnp
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sushmita Dev, Who Backed CAA, Quits Cong; Kapil Sibal Says 'Party Moves on with Eyes Wide Open'. News18(16 August 2021).
- ↑ Congress appoints Netta D'Souza as acting president of Mahila Congress. The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- Congress in states. All India Congress Committee(3 February 2013).
- All India Mahila Congress hit by political infighting between its chairperson and convenor. India Today(17 February 2014). Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- Aishwarya Mahadev appointed secretary of All India Mahila Congress. City Today(4 March 2020). Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- Template:Cite AV media
- Political Parties in India, Their Ideology and Organisation{{#if:Kumar|, Kumar}. Mittal Publications(1 January 1990). ISBN 9788170992059
- Congress appoints Apsara Reddy as the first transgender National General Secretary of AIMC. Newsd www.newsd.in(8 January 2019). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- Biographical Sketch: Member of Parliament, 12th Lok Sabha(2014). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- Nagma made General Secretary of All India Mahila Congress(6 October 2015). Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- Women Legislators in Indian Politics{{#if:Singh|, Singh}. Concept Publishing Company(22 February 2003). ISBN 9788180690198
- All India Mahila Congress writes to Amit Shah over Gopal Kanda's support to BJP in Haryana. The New Indian Express(25 October 2019).
External links
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