Hitesh Kumari

Hitesh Kumari (Hindi: हितेश कुमारी; born 18 March 1942) is a Backward Leader of Uttar Pradesh. She belongs to the Lodhi caste. In 1985, representing the Indian National Congress, she was elected as a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the Debai constituency in Bulandshahr districtr.[1] In 1988, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister N. D. Tiwari made her a minister with a portfolio of water resources. She was the second woman MLA from the Bulandshahr district, and the first lady minister in the district. She was also appointed as a Member of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (Central Government, Ministry of Agriculture). Later on she joined the Samajwadi Party in 2007,[2] and in year 2015 she was appointed as a National General Secretary of Mahila Wing of Samajwadi Party. In 2021 she was appointed as a Nation Secretary in main body of Samajwadi Party by National President Akhilesh Yadav.[3]