Uma Saren

Uma Saren
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 26 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Pulin Bihari Baske
Succeeded by	Kunar Hembram
Constituency	Jhargram
Personal details
Born	(1984-05-09) 9 May 1984 (age 40) New Delhi, India
Political party	Trinamool Congress
Residence(s)	Jhargram, Jhargram district
Alma mater	Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital (M.B.B.S.)
Profession	Medical Practitioner

Uma Saren (born 9 May 1984) is an Indian politician who has been a Member of Lok Sabha for Jhargram since 2014. She belongs to Trinamool Congress. A medical practitioner by profession, she is the first person to speak in the Santali language in the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

Early life

Saren was born on 9 May 1984. Her father worked with the Indian Railways as a Group D staff. She received a M.B.B.S. degree from Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital in 2012. She belongs to the Santhal community.^[1][2]

Political career

In 2012, Saren joined Junglemahal Bhoomiputra and Kanya Medical Association whose aim was to provide medical facilities in remote areas to the tribals in the Bengal-Jharkhand border.^[3]

On 5 May 2014, Trinamool Congress party announced that Saren would contest the upcoming general election from Jhargram constituency.^[4] She was pitted against Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate Pulin Bihari Baske.^[5] In May, she was elected to the Lok Sabha and defeated Baske by a margin of 3,50,756 votes. She became the first ever woman Santhal MP of India.^[2][6] She also won with the highest margin in her state.^[6] In 2014, she was the member of two standing parliamentary committees: the Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers and the Consultative Committee on Ministry of Tribal Affairs.^[7]

In April 2017, Saren utilised ₹16.39 crore (US$1.9 million) from her MPLADS funds to buy ceiling fans, LED lamps and water coolers for 3,000 schools in the state.^[8]

On 28 May 2018, Saren became the first person to speak in the Santali language in the Inter-Parliamentary Union.^[9] She spoke about the many problems faced by various tribes in India. She was also the only woman in the Indian delegation which consisted of seven members.^[9][10][11]

On 12 March 2019, the party announced that they had not renominated Saren for the next general election.^[12] Partymen alleged that she did not use the MPLADS funds.^[13]

References

1. Seetharaman, G.; Balasubramanyam, K. R. (25 May 2014). "32 newly elected under-35 MPs & what they intend to do for their constituencies". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
2. "If elected, Uma Soren would be the first woman Santhal MP of India". Trinamool Congress. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
3. "'অচেনা' উমার টিকিট তৃণমূলে, হিসাব মেলাতে ধন্দে ঝাড়গ্রাম" (in Bengali). 8 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
4. "Trinamool Congress list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls". Zee News. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
5. "Campaigning ends for penultimate round of Lok Sabha polls 2014". India Today. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
6. Das, Madhuparna (23 May 2014). "West Bengal's biggest winner put under party's leash". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
7. "Uma Saren: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia".
8. "Mamata Banerjee's man takes Amma route, doles out freebies in Maoist land". India Today. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
9. "Santhali to ring out at Inter Parliamentary Union in Geneva". Hindustan Times. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
10. Mahato, Sukumar (28 May 2018). "Santhal MP brings tribal issues in Geneva focus". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
11. Bhattacharya, Snignendhu (9 August 2018). "Santhali becomes India's first tribal language to get own Wikipedia edition". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
12. "Trinamul MPs who were not renominated". The Telegraph. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
13. "শেষ সময়ে প্রকল্প জমা দেন উমা" [Uma submitted the project at the last moment]. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 13 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

External links

• Lok Sabha profile