All India Mahila Congress (AIMC), also referred to as Mahila Congress, is the women's wing of the

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(INC). The most recent President was

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who left office in 2021. Currently Netta D'Souza heads the All India Mahila Congress as its acting president appointed on 17 August 2021 by Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi.

History

An early high point for the organisation was a conference held in

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in mid-1984 attended by

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, and 30,000 delegates.

Organisation

The All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) is split into regional branches designated as Pradesh Mahila Congress (State Women's Congress) which represents the AIMC in the

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. The AIMC consists of the card–holding women members of the

which elects the executive committee and state president of each of the PMCCs.

List of presidents

General Secretary

In October 2015

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, who was previously a film actress, was appointed to the office General Secretary. In January 2019 INC president Rahul Gandhi appointed

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as National General Secretary, Reddy being noted as the first

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office holder in the AIMC. In March 2020, Aiyshwarya Mahadev was appointed its National Secretary. In August 2021, Netta D'Souza was appointed its National President.

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