1 9 9 1 ▁from ▁Sir sa , ▁a ▁constitu ency ▁that ▁she ▁retained ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁elections . ▁Following ▁her ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁from ▁Amb ala , ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Social ▁Justice ▁and ▁Emp ower ment . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁that ▁Sel ja ▁worked ▁to ▁further ing ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁marg inal ised ▁communities ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁Sel ja ▁un success fully ▁cont ested ▁the ▁general ▁elections ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁from ▁Amb ala , ▁and ▁following ▁that ▁made ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁state ▁politics , ▁being ▁elected ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁H ary ana ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Congress ▁party ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Raj ya ▁Sab ha ▁since ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁her ▁term ▁extends ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Sel ja ▁K um ari ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁in ▁Par b hu w ala ▁His ar ▁to ▁Ch aud h ary ▁Dal bir ▁Singh , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁politician ▁from ▁the ▁Indian ▁National ▁Congress . ▁She ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Con vent ▁of ▁Jesus ▁and ▁Mary , ▁New ▁Del hi ▁and ▁later ▁attended ▁the ▁Pan j ab ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁completed ▁master s ▁and ▁an ▁advanced ▁post grad uate ▁degree . ▁ ▁Political ▁career