13 Facts About Jagmati Sangwan

Jagmati Sangwan was part of the Indian team that won bronze at the Asian Volleyball Championships.

Jagmati Sangwan is the first woman sportsperson to receive the Bhim Award for outstanding sportspersons in Haryana.

Jagmati Sangwan headed the Kisan Mahila Samiti formed by Samyukt Kisan Morcha to look into issues related to women's safety during the Indian farmers' agitation.

Jagmati Sangwan was the General Secretary of the All India Democratic Women's Association and was a Central Committee member of the Communist Party of India but was momentarily expelled after she opposed the party's seat sharing with the Indian National Congress in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.

Jagmati Sangwan has campaigned against honour killing and started a campaign against female foeticide.

Jagmati Sangwan is known for challenging the Haryana government's decision to disallow "uneducated" candidates in contesting local panchayat elections.

Jagmati Sangwan worked at the University College at Maharishi Dayanand University Rohtak and was the Founding Director of MDU's Women's Studies Centre.

In June 2016, Jagmati Sangwan quit the CPI during a Central Committee meeting to protest the seat sharing with the Congress in West Bengal.

Jagmati Sangwan was expelled for indiscipline, but her party membership was eventually restored.

Jagmati Sangwan was educated at the Sports College for Women, set up in 1978.

Jagmati Sangwan is a well known alumna of the Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar.

Jagmati Sangwan has a PhD on status of sports women in Haryana.

Jagmati Sangwan is married to Inderjit Singh, former State secretary and Central Committee member of the CPI who is presently active in the nationwide farmers agitation.