Krishna Tirath

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name = Krishna Tirath


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birth_date =Birth date and age|1955|3|3|df=y
birth_place =Karol Bagh, New Delhi
residence = New Delhi
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constituency = Karol Bagh
office = MP
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party =INC
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spouse = Vijay Kumar
children = 3 daughters
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date = September 16
year = 2006 |
source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4078

Krishna Tirath (born 13 March, 1955) is a member of the 13st Lok Sabha of India. She represents the Karol Bagh constituency of Delhi and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.

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. [ [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011206/edit.htm#3] ] On her resignation in 2003, she became Deputy Speaker of the Delhi Assembly.

In the 2004 elections she trounced Anita Arya of the BJP and was elected to parliament.

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External links

* [http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4078 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]