Gayatri Devi (Uttar Pradesh politician) explained

Gayatri Devi
Office:Spouse of the 5th Prime Minister of India
Predecessor:Gujraben Desai
Successor:Sonia Gandhi
Termend:14 January 1980
Termstart:28 July 1979
Office1:Member of 7th Lok Sabha
Constituency1:Kairana Lok Sabha constituency
Successor1:Akhtar Hasan
Predecessor1:Chandan Singh
Termend1:31 December 1984
Termstart1:18 January 1980
Office2:Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency2:Iglas
Termend2:23 February 1974
Termstart2:5 February 1969
Predecessor2:M.L. Gautam
Successor2:Rajendra Singh
Birth Date:5 December 1905
Birth Place:Sonipat district, Haryana
Death Date:10 May 2002
Children:6, including Ajit Singh

Gayatri Devi was an Indian politician and spouse of 5th Prime Minister of India Chaudhary Charan Singh. She served as Member of 7th Lok Sabha from Kairana Lok Sabha constituency[1] and Member of 5th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Iglas Assembly constituency.[2] She was only first lady MLA from Mathura.[3]

Personal life

She was born on 5 December 1905 at Garhi kundal village in Sonipat district, Haryana.[4] She died on 10 May 2002[5] after a prolonged illness.[6] She married Charan Singh, Prime Minister of India on 5 June 1925.[7] The couple had six children, the most notable one being Ajit Singh, a noted politician and also a former Union Cabinet Minister.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members of Lok Sabha. 2022-12-04. Lok Sabha.
  2. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1969 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF UTTAR PRADESH. Election Commission of India.
  3. Web site: जिले की एक महिला ही पहुंची विधानसभा, गायत्री देवी ही बड़ी कशमकश से बचा पाई थीं सीट. Dainik Bhaskar.
  4. Web site: Member's Bioprofile. 2022-12-04. Lok Sabha.
  5. Web site: LABOUR MINISTER CONDOLES THE DEATH OF SMT. GAYATRI DEVI. 2022-12-04. Press Information Bureau.
  6. Web site: Ajit Singh's mother dead. 2022-12-04. The Tribune India.
  7. Web site: Charan Singh. Lok Sabha Documents.