All India Mahila Congress

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All India Mahila Congress
AbbreviationAIMC
Formation15 September 1984 (38 years ago)
Founders Sucheta Kripalani,
Indian National Congress
Headquarters24, Akbar Road, New Delhi 110001
National President
 Alka Lamba
Parent organization
 Indian National Congress
Website www.inc.in/all-india-mahila-congress

All India Mahila Congress (AIMC), also referred to as Mahila Congress, is the women's wing of the Indian National Congress (INC). [1] It was founded in 1940 to promote the political and social empowerment of women in India. Currently Alka Lamba heads the All India Mahila Congress as its president appointed on 5 January 2024. [2]

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History

An 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. [3]

Organisation

The All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) consists of the state level committees designated as Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee (translated as State Women's Congress Committee, and abbreviated as PMCC) which represent the AIMC in the states and union territories of India. [4] The AIMC consists of the card–holding women members of the Indian National Congress who elect the executive committee and state president of each of the PMCCs. [5] [ failed verification ]

General Secretary

In October 2015 Nagma, who was previously a film actress, was appointed to the office General Secretary. [6] 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. [7]

In March 2020, Aiyshwarya Mahadev was appointed its National Secretary.

In August 2021, Netta D'Souza was appointed its Acting National President. [8]

List of presidents

S.noPresidentPortraitPeriodHome State
1. Abida Ahmed Abida Ahmed First Lady of India.gif 19831988 Uttar Pradesh
2. Jayanti Patnaik J Patnaik.tif 19881990 [9] Odisha
3. Kumudben Joshi Kaderbad Ravindranath with Kumud Ben Joshi Governer of Andhra Pradesh.jpg 19901993 Gujarat
4. Girija Vyas Girija Vyas.jpg 19931998 Rajasthan
5. Ambika Soni Ambika Soni.jpg 19981999 Punjab
6. Chandresh Kumari Katoch Chandresh Kumari Katoch.jpg 19992003 Rajasthan
7. Rita Bahuguna Joshi The Minister of Tourism, Uttar Pradesh, Prof. Rita Bahuguna Joshi presenting the mementos to the delegates of the International Buddhist Conclave - 2018, at Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh on August 26, 2018.JPG 20032008 Uttar Pradesh
8. Prabha Thakur 20082011 Rajasthan
9.Anita Verma20112013 Himachal Pradesh
10.Shobha Oza20132017 Madhya Pradesh
11. Sushmita Dev 20172021 [10] Assam
12.Netta D'Souza20215 January 2024 Gujarat
13. Alka Lamba 5 January 2024Incumbent Delhi

List of state presidents

PMCCPMCC PresidentSource
Andaman and Nicobar Islands TMCCZubaida Begum [11]
Andhra Pradesh PMCCLam Tantiya Kumari [12]
Arunachal Pradesh PMCCChugu Nachi [13]
Assam PMCCMira Borthakur Goswami [14]
Bihar PMCCSarwat Jahan Fatema [15]
Chandigarh TMCCNandita Hooda [16]
Chhattisgarh PMCC Phulo Devi Netam [15]
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu TMCCMadhuri Shashikant Mahala [15]
Delhi PMCCPushpa Singh [15]
Goa PMCCDr. Pratiksha Khalap [17]
Gujarat PMCCGeetaben Patel [18]
Haryana PMCCSudha Bhardwaj [15]
Himachal Pradesh PMCCJaneb Chandel [19]
Jammu and Kashmir PMCCShameema Raina [15]
Jharkhand PMCCGunjan Kumari Singh [15]
Karnataka PMCC Sowmya Reddy [15]
Kerala PMCC Jebi Mather [15]
Ladakh TMCCStanzin A Dolkar [15]
Lakshadweep TMCCSajidha A. [15]
Madhya Pradesh PMCCVibha Patel [15]
Maharashtra PMCCSandhya Sawalakhe [15]
Manipur PMCCMutum Sarma Devi [15]
Meghalaya PMCCJoplyn Scott Shylla [15]
Mizoram PMCCZodinliani [15]
Nagaland PMCCOdi Kumla Pongen [15]
Odisha PMCCMinakshi Bahinipati [15]
Puducherry PMCCA. Rahamathunnisa [15]
Punjab PMCCGurusharan Kaur Randhawa [15]
Rajasthan PMCCSarika Singh [15]
Sikkim PMCC
Tamil Nadu PMCCM. Hazeena Syed [15]
Telangana PMCCSunitha Mogili Rao [15]
Tripura PMCCSarbani Ghosh Chakraboty [15]
Uttarakhand PMCCJyoti Rautela [15]
Uttar Pradesh PMCC (Central Zone)Mamta Choudhary [15]
Uttar Pradesh PMCC (East Zone)Shahla Ahrari [15]
Uttar Pradesh PMCC (Bundailkhand Zone)Karishma Thakur [15]
Uttar Pradesh PMCC (West Zone)Bharti Tyagi [15]
Uttar Pradesh PMCC (Agra Zone)Mamta Rajput [15]
West Bengal PMCCSubrata "Rasu" Dutta [15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Singh (2003), p. 69.
  2. ↑ ThePrint (5 January 2024). "Congress appoints Alka Lamba chief of its women's wing, Varun Choudhary to head NSUI". Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Badhwar (2014).
  4. ↑ Kumar (1990), pp. 48–49.
  5. ↑ AICC (2013).
  6. ↑ PTI (2015).
  7. ↑ Newsd (2019).
  8. ↑ CTBUREAU NTB (2020).
  9. ↑ PoI (2014).
  10. ↑ "Sushmita Dev, Who Backed CAA, Quits Cong; Kapil Sibal Says 'Party Moves on with Eyes Wide Open'". News18. 16 August 2021.
  11. ↑ sanjib (18 April 2017). "New State President of Mahila Congress Committee appointed". Andaman Sheekha. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  12. ↑ "lam tantiya kumari takes oath as Andhra Pradesh mahila congress president".
  13. ↑ "Arunachal: APMCC conducts motivational and leadership awareness programme for women in grassroot level". Arunachal24. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  14. ↑ NEWS, NE NOW (23 March 2022). "Mira Borthakur appointed as president of Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress". Northeast Now. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "State Presidents". AIMC. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  16. ↑ ANI (17 November 2019). "Deipa Asdhir Dubey appointed as Chandigarh Mahila Congress President". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "Goa Congress Women's Wing Chief Pratima Coutinho Joins AAP". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "Gujarat: Jenny Thummar appointed Mahila Congress chief". The Indian Express. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  19. ↑ "Women not safe under BJP rule: Himachal Mahila Cong chief". ANI News. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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