Agatha K. Sangma is a Member of Parliament of India

Parliament of India

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 (MP), and part of the 15th Lok Sabha

15th Lok Sabha

Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected in 2009 during the General Elections in India.- Important members :* Speaker: Meira Kumar, Indian National Congress, Sasaram, Bihar...

. She represents the Tura

Tura (Lok Sabha constituency)

Tura Lok Sabha constituency is one of the two Lok Sabha constituencies in Meghalaya state in northeastern India.-Assembly segments:Presently, Tura Lok Sabha constituency comprises 24 Vidhan Sabha segments, which are:...

 constituency of Meghalaya

Meghalaya

Meghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi . The...

 state, and won the Indian parliamentary elections

Indian general election, 2009

India held general elections to the 15th Lok Sabha in five phases between 16 April 2009 and 13 May 2009. With an electorate of 714 million , it was the largest democratic election in the world to date.By constitutional requirement, elections to the Lok Sabha must be...

 as a candidate of the Nationalist Congress Party

Nationalist Congress Party

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 (NCP). Presently she is youngest Minister of State

Minister of State

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 in the current Cabinet.

Early life

Agatha Sangma was born in New Delhi

New Delhi

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 to P. A. Sangma

P. A. Sangma

Purno Agitok Sangma is an Indian politician. He is a former Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chief Minister of Meghalaya. He was a co-founder of the Nationalist Congress Party and remained a member of the Lok Sabha for eight terms, i.e. 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Lok Sabha...

, a prominent Indian leader and politician, and former speaker of the Lok Sabha, and Smt. Soradini K. Sangma. She was brought up in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya

Meghalaya

Meghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi . The...

. Her brother Conrad Sangma

Conrad Sangma

Conrad Sangma is an Indian politician from the state of Meghalaya and current Leader of the Opposition in the eighth Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, where he represents the Selsella constituency in the West Garo Hills district...

 is the Leader of the Opposition in Meghalaya.

Education

She received her LLB degree from Pune University and later joined the bar in Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi was established on 31 October 1966. The High Court of Delhi was established with four judges. They were Chief Justice K. S. Hegde, Justice I. D. Dua, Justice H. R. Khanna and Justice S. K. Kapur.-History:...

. She did her Masters in Environmental Management

Environmental management

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 from Nottingham University, UK.

Career

Agatha Sangma was first elected to the 14th Lok Sabha

14th Lok Sabha

The 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the Indian general election, 2004 held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of First Manmohan Singh Cabinet...

 in a bye-election in May 2008, after her father P.A. Sangma resigned from the seat to join state politics. Later she was reelected to 15th Lok Sabha

15th Lok Sabha

Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected in 2009 during the General Elections in India.- Important members :* Speaker: Meira Kumar, Indian National Congress, Sasaram, Bihar...

 where she is the youngest Indian MP. At age 29, she is the youngest minister in the council of ministers of 15th Lok Sabha.

She is currently the minister of state for rural development

Rural development

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. Agatha Sangma is a lawyer, an environmentalist

Environmentalist

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, an amateur photographer.

External links

• Agatha K. Sangma Profile at Govt. of India website