Ashwamedh Devi Explained

Ashwamedha Devi
Birth Date:1967 9, df=yes
Constituency:Ujjiyarpur
Office:Former Member of Parliament
Office1:Chairperson of Bihar State women commission
Term Start1:July 2023[1]
Office2:Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Term Start2:2000
Term End2:2005
Office3:Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Term Start3:2005
Term End3:2009
Nationality:Indian
Spouse:Late Pradip Mahto
Party:Janata Dal (United) (JD(U))
Residence:Meyari, Samastipur (Bihar)
Profession:Agriculturist, Politician

Ashwamedh Devi (born 18 September 1967) is a politician and a Member of Parliament[2] elected from the Ujiarpur constituency in the Indian state of Bihar being a Janata Dal (United) candidate.[3] Devi has also served as Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Kalyanpur, Samastipur Assembly constituency. In 2023, she was appointed as the Chairperson of Bihar State Commission for Women by Government of Bihar.

Early life

Ashwamedh was born on 18 September 1967 in Meyari, district Samastipur (Bihar). She married Pradip Mahto on 7 May 1979 and has four sons.[3] [4]

Education

Ashwamedh Devi is Matriculate, Bajitpur Meyari, Sarai Ranjan, Samastipur, Bihar.[3]

Career

She was elected as a member of Bihar Vidhan Sabha in 2000 and 2005 from Kalyanpur, Samastipur Assembly constituency.[5] She remained as a member till 2009. In the year 2009, she was elected as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha.[3] In 2023, She was appointed as the head of State Commission for Women for the state of Bihar. Besides her, there were seven members in the reconstituted commission, which was formed to look after the issues related to women in state.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ashwamedh Devi take charges as Chairperson of State women commission. Hindustan Times. 9 September 2023.
  2. Web site: EX-MP Track - Lok Sabha. PRS. 15 March 2014. 21 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191221154043/http://prsindia.org/mptrack/loksabha/list?gender=Female. dead.
  3. Web site: Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 15th Lok Sabha. 20 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140225194154/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4464. 25 February 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Ujiarpur grapples with new caste equations - Delimitation changes constituency's constitution, not its share of problems. The Telegraph. 19 April 2023. 11 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220911134613/https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/ujiarpur-grapples-with-new-caste-equations-delimitation-changes-constituency-s-constitution-not-its-share-of-problems/cid/180458. live.
  5. Web site: Ashwamedh Devi chairman of Bihar Women Commission. jagran.com. 9 September 2023.
  6. Web site: Ashwamedh Devi to head state commission for women. Times of India. 9 September 2023.