Females today are no less to males in any field they go. Every year International Women's Day is celebrated on March 08. The day each year celebrates the achievements of women in all categories like social, economic, cultural, and political. Women's Day is envisioned to spread a message around the world that females today are equal to every male in this society. This promotes the idea of gender equality and marks a better place to live for women. India is in no way left behind in empowering women in our society. Women of India take an active part in politics as well. Here we list the top 10 young and smart women politicians of India- (Cover Photo Source: Human Resource Online)
1. Anupriya Patel Anupriya Patel is one of the young and smart female politicians of India. She was elected as the Member of Up Legislative Assembly in 2012 and became the MP in UP for Mirzapur in the year 2014. From the year 2014-to 2021, she has served as an active member in various committees of the Parliament like Women empowerment, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes, and several others. She is famous for her active and meaningful participation in discussions and debates of the parliament. She is a leader dedicated to the causes of oppressed and marginalized sections of our society. In 2016, Anupriya became a famous name when she became the youngest minister in the council serving in State for Health and Family Welfare. In 2021, She was appointed as the Minister of State Commerce and Industry in Modi's government. ( Photo Source: The Print)
2. Kanimozhi Kanimozhi became a Rajya Sabha member in 2007 and in 2013 for the second time. She became famous in 2019 by becoming the first female MP from the Thoothukudi constituency. In 2019, she was appointed as the chairperson of Parliament's Standing Committee for Chemicals and Fertilizers. She is the daughter of former CM of Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi and sister of the current CM of Tamil Nadu M. K. Stalin. Before joining politics she worked as a journalist. Kanimozhi is famous for her active role in supporting women empowerment, differently-abled people, and transgenders. She is the first woman to be appointed as the President of The Hindu National Press employees union. ( Photo Source: Wikipedia)
3. Agatha Sangama Agatha is currently the MP of the seventeenth Lok Sabha. She is the daughter of the speaker of Lok Sabha P A Sangma. In 2008, She was first elected in the 14th Lok Sabha in a by-election when her father resigned from the post to join the state politics. She was the youngest minister in the council of ministers at the age of 29 and also the youngest Indian MP for the 15th Lok Sabha. In 2017, she became a member of the House by winning 6499 votes from the South Tura constituency but resigned to make way for her brother from the same constituency in a by-poll election. ( Photo Source: India.com)
4. Priyanka Chaturvedi Priyanka Vickram Chaturvedi is one of the powerful women politicians in India. She joined politics in 2010 with the congress party and became the General Secretary of the Indian Youth Congress from North-West Mumbai. In 2019, Priyanka resigned from Congress and joined the Shiv Sena party. She is known for her wide social media presence and active participation in debates. Apart from politics, She has served as a columnist for Tehelka, DNA, and Firstpost. She encourages children's education, women's empowerment, and health as a trustee of two NGOs. ( Photo Source: Wikipedia)
5. Aditi Singh Aditi Singh is a famous name among women politicians of India. She is the MLA of Rae Bareli constituency, UP. Aditi is one of the youngest members of the 17th Vidhan Sabha of Uttar Pradesh. Aditi became a popular name in 2019 when she tied the knot with Angad Singh Saini who is a Congress Legislator. She is the daughter of Akhilesh Kumar Singh who is a five-time representative of Raebareli Sardar. Before joining politics she took an active part in social work. She got a boom in her political career after Rahul Gandhi appointed her as the National General Secretary of the All India Mahila Congress. In the 2017 elections, she won from the congress party by a high margin of 90,000 votes but later on was suspended by the Congress party due to her connection with BJP. After that, She joined the BJP. ( Photo Source: Business Standard)
6. Supriya Shrinete Supriya Shrinete is the National spokesperson of the Indian National Congress. Before joining politics she was an Executive Editor at ET NOW, Times of India Group's business news channel. Supriya resigned from her post of editor at ET NOW to contest the 2019 Indian general election from the Maharajganj constituency. She is the daughter of MP Harsh Vardhan. She was appointed as the spokesperson in 2019 which made her quite famous and a known face in TV debates. ( Photo Source: The Indian Express)
7. Nusrat Jahan Nusrat Jahan actor-turned-politician became a famous name after she became the MP of Lok Sabha from Basirhat constituency from TMC party in 2019 by winning against BJP candidate Sayantan Basu. She is known for her work in Bengal Cinema. She was in major highlight at the time of her marriage in 2019 with Nikhil Jain. But later on, said that the marriage was not legal and was more of a live-in relationship. ( Photo Source: Outlook India)
8. Mimi Chakraborty Mimi Chakroborty is a popular name in Bengali cinema. She was named the most desirable woman in Calcutta times of Most desirable women 2016 and 2020. In 2019, She was elected as an MP from the seventh Lok Sabha from Jadavpur constituency winning 2,95,239 votes. She is well known for her contribution in giveaways, a helping hand for the poor, providing help to children, and many other public programs. In two years of her political career, she has come out as a strong politician in India. ( Photo Source: India TV news)
9. Atishi Marlena Atishi is a famous face of AAP. She is a member of the Political Affairs Committee of AAP. In 2015, she worked as an Advisor in education with Deputy CM Manish Sisodia. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, She was appointed as Lok Sabha in-charge for East Delhi. She contested the 2019 elections but got defeated by Gautam Gambhir by a high margin of 4.77 lakh votes. In 2020. She was elected as the MLA from the Kalkaji constituency, South Delhi by defeating Dharambhir Singh. ( Photo Source: Wikipedia)
10. Supriya Sule Supriya Sule is MP in the seventh Lok Sabha from the Baramati constituency from NCP. She is a three-time member of Parliament, for the first time in 2006. In 2011, she launched a statewide campaign against female foeticide. She was a Member of the Rajya Sabha for the 15th and the 16th Lok Sabha. She is the daughter of politician Sharad Pawar. ( Photo Source: Wikipedia)
