Who is Margaret Alva opposition declared candidate for the Vice Presidential election

New Delhi : After the announcement of the name of the candidate for the Vice Presidential election by the ruling party of the Center, now the opposition has also announced its candidate. Congress leader Margaret Alva will be the candidate for the Vice Presidential election from the opposition side. The decision to field Alva was taken at a meeting of leaders of 17 opposition parties at Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar's residence. After the announcement of Margaret Alva's name, let us now know who she is and how her political career has been?

Margaret Alva Profile:

Born in Mangaluru, Karnataka, 80-year-old Alva has been the governor of Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. Alva has had a long political career. While being a Congress MP, she has also been a minister of state for important departments in the central government four times.

Became MP for the first time in 1974

Congress leader Margaret Alva became an MP for the first time in 1974. She was a member of parliament for a total of five times in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. In 1999, she won the Lok Sabha elections from Uttara Kannada. As an MP, she played an effective role in passing many laws for women's welfare. Alva has been instrumental in preparing and passing policies related to women empowerment in the Congress government.

Became the first woman governor of Uttarakhand

He was made the Governor of Uttarakhand on 6 August 2009 during the UPA government at the Centre. After this, he was also made the governor of Gujarat, Rajasthan. She was awarded the Mercy Ravi Award in 2012 for her contribution to the social and political field on behalf of a woman.

17 parties unanimously decided

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar said, "Our collective thinking is that Alva will file nomination papers on Tuesday as the Vice Presidential candidate." Pawar said a total of 17 parties unanimously decided to field Alva. And with the support of Trinamool Congress and Aam Aadmi Party, she will be the joint candidate of total 19 parties.