Alka Lamba (born 21 September 1975 in New Delhi) is an Indian politician of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). She is former President of Delhi University Students Union, former National President of National Students Union of India, former General Secretary of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee and former Secretary of All India Congress Committee. Lamba is Chairperson of NGO ‘Go India Foundation’.

After serving the Indian National Congress in various capacities for 20 years, she quit to join the AAP on 26 December 2013. In February 2015, Lamba was elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Chandni Chowk.

About Alka Lamba Ji

Lamba was born on 21 September 1975 to Amar Nath Lamba and Raj Kumari Lamba. She completed her schooling from Government Girls Senior Secondary School No. 1, Delhi. Then she studied at Delhi University, Dyal Singh College, Delhi and St. Stephen’s College, Delhi earning an MSc in Chemistry as well as an MEd.

Career

Lamba began her political career in 1994 when she was in second year of BSc where she joined the National Students Union of India (NSUI) and had taken the responsibility as Delhi State Girl Convener. After one year in 1995, she contested the Delhi University Students Union(DUSU) election for the post of President and won by a huge margin. In 1996 she worked as All India Girl Convener for NSUI and in 1997 she was appointed as the President of all India NSUI.