Annie Shekhar ( – 2 October 2022) was an Indian politician who was a senior member of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

Career

She was first elected as president of Colaba Mahila Congress and later as the General Secretary of the M.R.C.C. She was a two term municipal corporator at the BMC, and later a two term member of the

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (ISO: ''Mahārāṣṭra Vidhāna Sabhā'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India. It consists of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituenci ...

, representing the Colaba constituency. From 2006 to 2009, she served as Chairperson of the Children's Aid Society with the rank of minister of state.

Positions held

* Maharashtra Legislative Assembly MLA (2004–2009; 2009–2014).

Death

Shekhar died on 2 October 2022, aged 84.Obituary
deccanherald.com. Accessed 2 October 2022.

References

1930s births Year of birth missing 2022 deaths Marathi politicians Maharashtra MLAs 2004–2009 Maharashtra MLAs 2009–2014 Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra 21st-century Indian women politicians People from Mumbai City district Women members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly {{Maharashtra-INC-politician-stub