All India Mahila Congress

All India Mahila Congress (AIMC), also referred to as Mahila Congress, is the women's wing of the Congress party (INC).[1] The current President is Sushmita Dev.[2]

All India Mahila Congress
AbbreviationAIMC
FormationSeptember 1984 (1984-09)
Headquarters24, Akbar Road, New Delhi 110001
President
Sushmita Dev
Parent organization
Indian National Congress
Websitewww.aimc.in

History

One early high point for the organisation was a conference held in Bangalore in mid-1984 attended by Mrs Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, and 30,000 delegates.[3]

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.[4] 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 PMCs.[5]

List of Pradesh Mahila Congress'
Pradesh Mahila Congress State President
Andaman & Nicobar Pradesh MC
Andhra Pradesh MC
Arunachal Pradesh MC
Assam Pradesh MC
Bihar Pradesh MC
Chhattisgarh Pradesh MC Phulo Devi Netam
Dadra & Nagar Haveli Pradesh MC
Daman & Diu Pradesh MC
Delhi Pradesh MC
Goa Pradesh MC
Gujarat Pradesh MC
Haryana Pradesh MC Sumitra Chauhan
Himachal Pradesh MC
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh MC
Jharkhand Pradesh MC
Karnataka Pradesh MC
Kerala Pradesh MC Lathika Subhash
Lakshadweep Pradesh MC
Madhya Pradesh MC
Maharashtra Pradesh MC
Manipur Pradesh MC
Meghalaya Pradesh MC
Mizoram Pradesh MC
Mumbai Pradesh MC
Nagaland Pradesh MC
Odisha Pradesh MC
Puducherry Pradesh MC
Punjab Pradesh MC Mamata Dutta
Rajasthan Pradesh MC
Sikkim Pradesh MC
Tamil Nadu Pradesh MC
Telangana Pradesh MC
Tripura Pradesh MC
Uttarakhand Pradesh MC Sarita Arya
Uttar Pradesh MC
West Bengal Pradesh MC

List of Presidents
President Period
Begum Abida Ahmed 1983–1988
Jayanti Patnaik 1988–1990[6]
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–Present

General Secretary

In October 2015 Nagma, who was previously a film actress, was appointed to the office General Secretary.[7] 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.[8]

See also

References
  1. Singh (2003), p. 69.
  2. The New Indian Express (2019).
  3. Badhwar (2014).
  4. Kumar (1990), pp. 48–49.
  5. AICC (2013).
  6. PoI (2014).
  7. PTI (2015).
  8. Newsd (2019).
  • AICC (3 February 2013). "Congress in states". All India Congress Committee. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Badhwar, Inderjit (17 February 2014) [1986]. "All India Mahila Congress hit by political infighting between its chairperson and convenor". India Today. India. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Gandi, Rajiv (c. 1987). "Inauguration of All-India Mahila Congress (1) Conference by PM at New Delhi.". Rajiv Gandhi Archive Movie A-041. India: Rajiv Gandhi Foundation. Event occurs at 54. Retrieved 23 February 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Kumar, Kedar Nath (1 January 1990). Political Parties in India, Their Ideology and Organisation. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788170992059. OCLC 243718494. OL 4597958W – via Google Books.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Newsd (8 January 2019). "Congress appoints Apsara Reddy as the first transgender National General Secretary of AIMC". Newsd www.newsd.in. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • PoI (2014). "Biographical Sketch: Member of Parliament, 12th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • PTI (6 October 2015). "Nagma made General Secretary of All India Mahila Congress". India: The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Singh, Pitam (22 February 2003). Women Legislators in Indian Politics. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788180690198. OCLC 491611670. OL 3716171M – via Google Books.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • The New Indian Express (25 October 2019). "All India Mahila Congress writes to Amit Shah over Gopal Kanda's support to BJP in Haryana". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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