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- Born
- 1945-03-31
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Indian parliamentary diplomacy
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- MEGA7: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 7.0 for Bigger Datasets
· 2016 · cited 38,468x
- MEGA6: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 6.0
· 2013 · cited 34,660x
- MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods
· 2011 · cited 33,535x
- MEGA X: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis across Computing Platforms
· 2018 · cited 33,031x
- MEGA4: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (MEGA) Software Version 4.0
· 2007 · cited 23,292x
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Key facts
- President
- Pratibha Patil Pranab Mukherjee
- Deputy
- Kariya Munda
- Leader of the house
- Pranab Mukherjee Sushilkumar Shinde
- Preceded by
- Somnath Chatterjee
- Succeeded by
- Sumitra Mahajan
- Prime minister
- Manmohan Singh
- Cabinet
- Manmohan II
- Constituency
- Sasaram, Bihar
- Born
- ( 1945-03-31 ) 31 March 1945 (age 81) , Arrah , Bihar , British India , (present day Bihar , India)
- Party
- Indian National Congress
- Other political affiliations
- United Progressive Alliance
- Spouse
- Manjul Kumar ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 )
Key dates
- Born
- 31 March 1945
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Kumar
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Sasaram
- Father
- Jagjivan Ram
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Political party
- Indian National Congress
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Image
- Meira Kumar.jpg
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Meira Kumar (born 31 March 1945) is an Indian politician and former diplomat. A member of the Indian National Congress, she was the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment from 2004 to 2009, the Minister of Water Resources for a brief period in 2009. She served as the 15th Speaker of Lok Sabha from 2009 to 2014, being the first woman to hold the post. Kumar became just the second woman to be nominated for President of India by a major political block when she secured the United Progressive Alliance's nomination in 2017.
Prior to being a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, Kumar had been elected earlier to the 8th, 11th, 12th and 14th Lok Sabha. Kumar was the joint presidential candidate by the leading opposition parties for 2017 presidential election and lost the election to the NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind. Meira Kumar's vote share is the third highest for a losing candidate, behind that of Neelam Sanjiva Reddy in the 1969 Presidential elections and K. Subba Rao in 1967 Presidential elections.
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