The same year, Alva attended the third United Nations World Conference on Women in Nairobi, and on her return to India, was instrumental in setting up a women's cell within the Planning Commission (now Niti Aayog) and a number of Ministries.
The NDA has fielded West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar for the post.
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