Alka Nath (born 24 November 1951) is a political and social worker and a former member of parliament elected from the

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constituency in the Indian state of

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as an

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candidate.

Early life

Alka was born on 24 November 1951 in

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. She married

Kamal Nath Kamal Nath (born 18 November 1946) is an Indian politician who served as the 18th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for approximately 15 months and resigned after a political crisis. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Legi ...

on 27 January 1973 and has two sons

Nakul Nath Nakul Kamal Nath (born 21 June 1974) is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh in the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Indian National Con ...

and Bakul Nath.

Education

Alka completed her Bachelor of Arts from Sacred Heart College, Dalhousie (

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Career

Alka was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha in 1996.

References

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