Gayatri Devi (Bihar politician)

Gayatri Devi alias Gayatri Yadav (born 1964) is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Bihar. She won the Bihar Legislative Assembly election in 2015 from Parihar.[2][3]

Gayatri Devi
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2015
Preceded byRam Naresh Prasad Yadav
ConstituencyParihar
Personal details
Born (1964-01-01) 1 January 1964[1]
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
OccupationPolitician

Early life and education

Devi was born in a village Koili Bhraon of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar state. She has passed grade 9th.[4]

Personal life

Devi is the wife of former BJP MLA Ram Naresh Prasad Yadav.[5] Her husband Ram Naresh Yadav is in jail related to Sitamarhi collectorate gun firing case.[6]

Political career

In 1990 Devi joined politics. She held various positions in Sitamarhi BJP female wing. In 2015 Bihar Assembly elections she contested as BJP candidate from Parihar Vidhan Sabha constituency. She defeated her nearest rival Ramchandra Purve of RJD.[4]

References
  1. "बिहार विधान सभा सचिवालय - सप्तदश बिहार विधान सभा मे माननीय सदस्यों की जन्म तिथि एवं टर्मवार सूची" (PDF). Bihar Vidhan Sabha (in Hindi). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2023.
  2. Staff, PatnaDaily. "BJP, RJD Female Legislators get into Cat Fight in Bihar Assembly - PatnaDaily". patnadaily.com. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. "Speaker calls all-party meet for smooth conduct of Assembly". intoday.in. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. "श्रीमती गायत्री देवी" (PDF). 11 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. "In Sitamarhi, familiar caste call resonates". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  6. "Court awards 10 year jail to BJP MLA, two former MPs in case related to Sitamarhi attack". The Economic Times. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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