| 1. Selja Kumari served as a Union Minister in the Manmohan Singh Government. |
| 2. Her father, a 4-time Member of Parliament, was an Indian politician from the Congress party. |
| 3. Born in Chandigarh, Selja Kumari was raised in New Delhi. |
| 4. She relocated to Chandigarh for her college education. |
| 5. After her father passed away in 1987, she entered politics. |
| 6. In 1990, she completed her college studies and joined the Indian National Congress (INC). |
| 7. She was appointed as the joint-secretary of the Mahila Congress within the INC. |
| 8. Selja Kumari is recognized as one of the leaders with a close relationship with Sonia Gandhi. |
| 9. In August 2013, Sonia Gandhi requested only Selja to accompany her to the hospital during a parliamentary session. |
| 10. Selja was appointed as the President of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) on 4 September 2019. |
| 11. On 12 October 2019, she expelled 16 members of the Haryana Congress for six years. |
| 12. She became President of the Mahila Congress within the INC. |
| 13. She has served as a Member of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarian Steering Committee. |
| 14. She was elected Chairperson of the Commonwealth Consultative Group on Human Settlements (CCGHS). |
| 15. She has served as a member of the Governing Board of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum in 2005. |
| 16. She has focused on women's empowerment, social justice, environmental issues, and renewable energy throughout her career. |
