Krishna Tirath (born 3 March 1955) is a member of the 13st Lok Sabha of India. She represents the Karol Bagh constituency of Delhi and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. She began her political career as a M.L.A in Delhi and was a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly between 1984-2004. In 1998, she became the Minister for Social Welfare, SC ST and Labour Employment in the Sheila Dikshit led Delhi government. The Chief Minister saw her as a part of the dissident group and forced to resign from her post by dissolving her entire Cabinet.[1] On her resignation in 2003, she became Deputy Speaker of the Delhi Assembly. In the 2004 elections she trounced Anita Arya of the BJP and was elected to parliament.