Meira Kumar will not contest the Lok Sabha poll 2024.

Patna: Former speaker of Lok Sabha Meira Kumar decided not to contest the general election 2024 on Saturday.

While uploading a post on her official X account, she said: “I have decided not to contest the 2024 general election. I will continue to work for the cause of social justice, inclusive growth and empowerment of women.”

Meira Kumar is a daughter of former deputy prime minister Babu Jagjivan Ram. Kumar was elected from Bihar’s Sasaram reserved seat in 2004 and became the union minister. She was also elected in 2009 from the same seat on the ticket of Congress party. During the UPA 2 government, she became the first woman speaker of Lok Sabha.

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