Gayatri Devi (Bihar politician) explained

Office:Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Term Start:2015
Predecessor:Ram Naresh Prasad Yadav
Constituency:Parihar
Birth Date:1 January 1964[1]
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Occupation: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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: बिहार विधान सभा सचिवालय - सप्तदश बिहार विधान सभा मे माननीय सदस्यों की जन्म तिथि एवं टर्मवार सूची . Bihar Vidhan Sabha . https://web.archive.org/web/20230427090929/https://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/priority%20List.pdf . 27 April 2023 . live . Hindi.
  2. Web site: BJP, RJD Female Legislators get into Cat Fight in Bihar Assembly - PatnaDaily. PatnaDaily. Staff. patnadaily.com. 14 January 2017. 1 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161201211243/http://www.patnadaily.com/index.php/news/12168-bjp-rjd-female-legislators-get-into-cat-fight-in-bihar-assembly.html. dead.
  3. Web site: Speaker calls all-party meet for smooth conduct of Assembly. intoday.in. 14 January 2017.
  4. Web site: श्रीमती गायत्री देवी. https://web.archive.org/web/20190611062648/http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/25.pdf. dead. 2019-06-11. 2019-06-11. 2019-06-11.
  5. Web site: In Sitamarhi, familiar caste call resonates. www.telegraphindia.com. en. 2019-06-11.
  6. News: Court awards 10 year jail to BJP MLA, two former MPs in case related to Sitamarhi attack. 2015-06-04. The Economic Times. 2019-06-11.