Sumitra Singh (born 3 May 1930) is a veteran Indian politician whose political career span over more than five decades.
[1][2][3][4] She was born on 3 May 1930 in Kisari village of Jhunjhunu district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
She began her political journey in 1957 when she was first elected to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the Pilani constituency.
Singh then represented Jhunjhunu again from 1998 to 2008, completing a total of nine terms in the Rajasthan assembly.
[6][7][8] In 2004, she made history by becoming the first woman Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, a position she held until 2009.