Krishna Tirath
Krishna Tirath (born 3 March 1955) is an Indian politician from INC. She was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India representing the North West Delhi constituency of Delhi. She was Minister of State (Independent Charge) in Ministry of Women and Child Development in the second Manmohan Singh ministry. She left the Indian National Congress (INC) political party, and on 19 January 2015 she joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Later on in March 2019 she rejoined the Indian National Congress.
Krishna Tirath | |
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Tirath in 2012 | |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Women and Child Development | |
| In office May 31, 2009 – May 26, 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Renuka Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Maneka Gandhi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1955 New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (2019-present) (before 2015) |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party (2015–2019) |
| Spouse | Vijay Kumar |
| Children | 3 daughters: Jigisha Tirath Kriti Tirath Yashvi Tirath |
| Residence | New Delhi |
She began her political career as a M.L.A in Delhi and was a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly between 1984–2004. In 1998, she became the Minister for Social Welfare, SC & ST and Labour & Employment in the Sheila Dikshit-led Delhi government. The Chief Minister saw her as a part of the dissident group and forced to resign from her post by dissolving her entire Cabinet. On her resignation in 2003, she became Deputy Speaker of the Delhi Assembly.
In the 2004 elections she beat Anita Arya of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was elected to parliament. In 2009 elections, she was again elected from North West Delhi by defeating Meera Kanwaria of BJP.