Bima Bharti Explained
Bima Bharti (born 1 January 1973[1]) is an Indian politician and the former Minister of Sugarcane Industries in the Government of Bihar. She is a leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal since 2024 after leaving Janata Dal (United). She was a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly elected as the representative of the Rupauli constituency 4 times from November 2000 onward. Shankar Singh had defeated her in February 2005 but she was re-elected again in October 2005.
Political career
Bima Bharti began her political career in 2000. She contested as an independent candidate from the Rupauli constituency and was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly.[2] Subsequently, she became a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal.[3] In the February 2005 election, she lost the seat to Shankar Singh of the Lok Janshakti Party but in the following October election, she was able to win back the seat.[4] She subsequently quit the Rashtriya Janata Dal and joined the Janata Dal (United) before the 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.[5] She was re-elected in 2010 and again in 2015 as a member of the Janata Dal (United).[6] [7] She has resigned from Janata Dal (United) and joined Rastriya Janta Dal (RJD) ahead of 2024 genral election.
Personal life
Bharti is married to Awadhesh Mandal who was convicted of intimidation of witnesses in a murder case.[8] [9] In January 2015, she helped her husband, who had multiple criminal cases against him, escape from jail.[10] Her 21-year-old son was discovered dead in August 2018.[11] Another son was beaten in 2019.[12] [13] Bharati is an animal lover, in 2023, she came into limelight after she took out funeral procession of her pet dog.[14]
Notes and References
- Web site: Member profile - 60. Bihar Vidhan Sabha. hi. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200427102400/http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/60.pdf. 27 April 2020.
- Web site: Bihar 2000. Election Commission of India. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190515060944/https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/3900-bihar-2000/. 15 May 2019.
- Web site: Dons in doomsland make poll a boom-boom affair Patna News - Times of India. Mishra. Dipak. 9 February 2005. The Times of India. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200427161208/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Dons-in-doomsland-make-poll-a-boom-boom-affair/articleshow/1016624.cms. 2020-04-27.
- Web site: Bihar 2005. Election Commission of India. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190515060939/https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/3901-bihar-2005/. 15 May 2019.
- Web site: Fair sex gets unfair deal in Bihar polls India News - Times of India. 9 October 2010. The Times of India. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20101020133858/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Fair-sex-gets-unfair-deal-in-Bihar-polls/articleshow/6718571.cms. 2010-10-20.
- Web site: Bihar 2010. Election Commission of India.
- Web site: Bihar 2015. Election Commission of India. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190515060930/https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/. 15 May 2019.
- Web site: Singh. Santosh. 2016-01-19. JD(U) MLA's husband held, supporters free him from police station. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210914021951/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jdu-mlas-husband-held-supporters-free-him-from-police-station/. 14 September 2021. The Indian Express. en-US.
- Web site: Bihar's biwi brigade . . 6 October 2013 . 22 November 2017 . 17 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180117092038/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/Bihars-biwi-brigade/articleshow/23601794.cms . live .
- Web site: January 18, 2016. Accused escapes from police station in MLA wife's vehicle. 2021-02-19. The Times of India. en. 14 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210914023453/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/accused-escapes-from-police-station-in-mla-wifes-vehicle/articleshow/50630214.cms. live.
- Web site: Deepika. 2018-08-03. Bihar: JDU MLA Bima Bharti's son found dead on railway track in Patna. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210914022003/https://www.oneindia.com/patna/bihar-jdu-mla-bima-bhartis-son-found-dead-on-railway-track-in-patna-2748503.html. 14 September 2021. 2020-09-17. One India. en.
- Web site: November 3, 2019. Bihar minister's son beaten up in Madhepura district. 2020-09-17. The Times of India. en. 26 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220826160946/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-ministers-son-beaten-up-in-madhepura-district/articleshow/71878879.cms. live.
- Web site: बिहार: भरी अदालत में लेसी सिंह के पति का मर्डर, कई बार बाल-बाल बचे अवधेश मंडल, खूनी अदावत से सियासी 'कुर्सी' तक. navbharat Times. 19 February 2023.
- Web site: Beema Bharti took out funeral procession of her pet dog. News18. 7 October 2023.