Savitri Bai Phule should not be confused with Savitribai Phule.
| Savitri Bai Phule | |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Nanpara, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Residence: | Nanpara, Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh |
| Office: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Constituency: | Bahraich |
| Term Start: | 16 May 2014 |
| Term End: | 23 May 2019 |
| Occupation: | Social Worker |
| Predecessor: | Kamal Kishor |
| Successor: | Akshaibar Lal |
| Party: | Kanshiram Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Alma Mater: | Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University |
| Date: | 17 December |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4780 |
| Otherparty: | Indian National Congress (2019-2021) Bharatiya Janata Party (2014-2019) |
Savitri Bai Phule (born 1 January 1981) is an Indian politician and president of the Kanshiram Bahujan Samaj Party (KBSP). She was elected to the state assembly in 2012 from Balha in Bahraich district as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party. She contested 2014 Lok Sabha election from Bahraich and became member of 16th Lok Sabha.
On 7 September 2015, Phule filed a complaint against Dilip Buildcon Limited company over caste remarks and threatening her with dire consequences.[1] [2]
Savitribai was born on 1 January 1981 in a Buddhist family at Nanpara in Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh. She studied at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University. She is influenced by Babasaheb Ambedkar and Gautama Buddha. She follows Buddhism and wears saffron cloths as a symbol of Buddhism.
She was elected to the state assembly in 2012 from Balha in Bahraich district as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party. She contested 2014 Lok Sabha election from Bahraich and became member of 16th Lok Sabha.[3]
She quit BJP on 6 December 2018 stating "Party Trying To Divide Society",[4] Her action comes after the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's comment on Hanuman’s caste[5] and joined Indian National Congress on 2 March 2019.[6] She contested 2019 general elections from Bahraich parliamentary constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate. She got 34454 votes and lost the seat to Akshaibar Lal of Bhartiya Janta Party.[7]
In January 2020, Phule founded Kanshiram Bahujan Samaj Party (KBSP).[8]