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Status of MSME development and local employment in Jharkhand
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LIFE & PUBLIC RECORD · Rajya Sabha MP
Mahua Maji
Mahua Maji is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Jharkhand.
Party in the cited recordJharkhand Mukti Morcha
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- 196410 December 1964
early life Born
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Read the source ↗ - 20132013 - 2016
public service Chairperson, Jharkhand State Comission for Women
Position and period retained from the source; an open-ended period does not independently establish a current appointment.
Read the source ↗ - 2022July 2022
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 2022Sept. 2022 - June 2024 and Sept. 2024 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel
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Read the source ↗ - 2022Sept. 2022 - June 2024
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Women and Child Development
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Read the source ↗ - 2022Oct. 2022 - Oct. 2023
public service Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
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Read the source ↗ - 2024Oct. 2024 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
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Read the source ↗ - 2026Feb. 2026 onwards
public service Member, India - Brazil Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Read the source ↗ - 20262026-08-20
public work Latest dated reference in this collection
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public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
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Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records Mahua Maji’s date of birth as 10 December 1964. The birthplace is recorded as Ranchi (Jharkhand).
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (Sociology), U.G.C. - NET, Ph.D. Educated at Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand. The professional background is listed as Writer, Political and Social Worker.
Public life: the documented service history
The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is 2013 - 2016: Chairperson, Jharkhand State Comission for Women. A later recorded entry is Feb. 2026 onwards: Member, India - Brazil Parliamentary Friendship Group. This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.
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- Education details in PRS
- B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (Sociology), U.G.C. - NET, Ph.D. Educated at Ranchi University, Ranchi Source ↗
- Education in the official biography
- B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (Sociology), U.G.C. - NET, Ph.D. Educated at Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand Source ↗
Personal background in the official biography
Interests, publications & public work
- Books & publications
- (i) Main Borishailla, 2006 and (ii) Marang Goda Neelkanth Hua, 2012 (novels) Source ↗
- Social & cultural work as reported
- Awarded for her contribution in the field of literature and social welfare, (i) Akhil Bharatiya Veer Singh Dev Samman 2007, by Sahitya Academy, M.P. Sanskriti Parishad, Bhopal, (ii) International Literary Award 2007, by Katha U.K. in the ‘House of Lords’, London, (iii) Phanishwar Nath Renu Award 2012, by Rajkamal Prakashan, New Delhi, (iv) Vishwa Hindi Sewa Samman 2010, Ujjain Madhya Pradesh, (v) Sahitya Sammelan Shatabdi Samman 2019, by Bihar Hindi Sahitya Sammelan and (vi) Jharkhand Gaurav Samman 2014, by the Prabhat Khabar Source ↗
- Hobbies & recreation
- Solving problems of the needy and the poor; spending quality time with family; painting; cultural and social activities; gardening, cooking, writing and reading books Source ↗
- Travel reported in biography
- U.K., to receive the International Literary Award given by Katha U.K. in ‘House of Lords’, 2007 Source ↗
- Other information in biography
- Central President, Women’s Wing of J.M.M., 2014-2021; contested the assembly elections in 2014 and 2019 from the Ranchi Assembly Constituency Source ↗
Terms, responsibilities & positions
Positions held & committee service
- 2013 - 2016
Chairperson, Jharkhand State Comission for Women
Source ↗ - July 2022
Elected to Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - Sept. 2022 - June 2024 and Sept. 2024 onwards
Member, Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel
Source ↗ - Sept. 2022 - June 2024
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Women and Child Development
Source ↗ - Oct. 2022 - Oct. 2023
Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
Source ↗ - Oct. 2024 onwards
Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
Source ↗ - Period not supplied
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Source ↗ - Feb. 2026 onwards
Member, India - Brazil Parliamentary Friendship Group
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| Year | Questions | Proceedings |
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| 2022 | 4 | 23 |
| 2023 | 35 | 14 |
| 2024 | 26 | 126 |
| 2025 | 35 | 16 |
| 2026 | 20 | 0 |
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$THE UNION BUDGET, 2025-26– Contd.
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Demand to include Kurmali, Mundari, Nagpuri and Ho languages of Jharkhand in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution
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Demand to establish a National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) branch in Bellary, Karnataka
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Demand to provide funds for the research and development of low-cost gene therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
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Concern over rising Income Inequality and weakening of Social Welfare Programs
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Need to address the problems faced by Bicycle manufacturing sector
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Effectiveness of warning systems
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Mother Tongue-based AI Learning System for tribal and multilingual areas
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Electrification of remote forest and tribal villages
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Environmental health history of residents of mining areas
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Use of water from abandoned mines as water resource
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District Economic Transition Plan before the cessation of coal production
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"It would have appeared that injustice was being done to some others": JMM's Mahua Maji on Jharkhand HC decision
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"Govt should fulfil its promises...": JMM MP Mahua Maji hits out at Centre over cases filed against student protestors
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JMM MP Mahua Maji, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh criticise VB-G RAM-G Bill
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"Govt has lost reliability": JMM MP Mahua Maji slams Centre over Sanchar Saathi app row
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"No tribal leader greater than Guruji": JMM MP Mahua Maji demands Bharat Ratna for Shibu Soren
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"He could have resigned after the conclusion of the Monsoon session", says JMM MP Mahua Maji on VP's resignation
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- Flat No. B-9, Tower A2, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg New Delhi- 110002 Source ↗
- Permanent correspondence address in official biography
- 18-C, Radha Govind Street, Tharpakhna, P.S. - Lalpur, Ranchi - 834001, Jharkhand. 834001 Source ↗
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What education is recorded for Mahua Maji?
B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (Sociology), U.G.C. - NET, Ph.D. Educated at Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand.
Read the supporting source ↗What professional background is recorded for Mahua Maji?
Writer, Political and Social Worker.
Read the supporting source ↗What is the earliest dated public role listed for Mahua Maji?
2013 - 2016: Chairperson, Jharkhand State Comission for Women. This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
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Who is Mahua Maji?
Mahua Maji is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Jharkhand.
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