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	\| term_start = 3 June 2019		\| term_start = 3 June 2019
	\| successor2 =		\| successor2 = Shankar Singh
	\| predecessor2 = [[Shankar Singh]]		\| predecessor2 = [[Shankar Singh (Bihar politician)\|Shankar Singh]]
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	\| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member]] of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]		\| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member]] of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
	\| successor3 = [[Shankar Singh]]		\| successor3 = [[Shankar Singh (Bihar politician)\|Shankar Singh]]
	\| predecessor3 = [[Bal Kishore Mandal]]		\| predecessor3 = Bal Kishore Mandal
	\| termstart3 = November 2000		\| termstart3 = November 2000
	\| termend3 = February 2005		\| termend3 = February 2005
	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1973\|01\|01}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1973\|01\|01}}
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	\| party = [[Janata Dal (~~United~~)]]		\| party = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] (2024 – present)
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	\| constituency2 = [[Rupauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Rupauli]]		\| constituency2 = [[Rupauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Rupauli]]
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	\| constituency3 = [[Rupauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Rupauli]]		\| constituency3 = [[Rupauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Rupauli]]
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	\| otherparty = [[~~Rashtriya~~ Janata Dal]]		\| otherparty = [[Janata Dal (United)]] (till 2024)
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	'''Bima Bharti''' (born 1 January 1973<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/60.pdf\|title=Member profile - 60\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=\|publisher=[[Bihar Vidhan Sabha]]\|language=hi\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427102400/http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/60.pdf\|archive-date=27 April 2020\|access-date=}}</ref>) is an [[India]]~~<nowiki/>n~~ politician and the Minister of Sugarcane Industries in the [[Government of Bihar]]. She is ~~currently~~ a leader of [[Janata Dal (United)]] ~~and~~ a member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]~~.She has been~~ elected as the representative of the [[Rupauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Rupauli constituency]] ~~for~~ 4 times from November 2000 onward. [[Shankar Singh]] had defeated her in February 2005 but she was re-elected ~~again~~ in October 2005.		'''Bima Bharti''' (born 1 January 1973<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/60.pdf\|title=Member profile - 60\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=\|publisher=[[Bihar Vidhan Sabha]]\|language=hi\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427102400/http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/60.pdf\|archive-date=27 April 2020\|access-date=}}</ref>) is an [[India\|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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Rupauli constituency]] 4 times from November 2000 onward. [[Shankar Singh (Bihar politician)\|Shankar Singh]] had defeated her in February 2005 but she was re-elected in October 2005.

	== Political career ==		== Political career ==
	Bima Bharti began her political career in 2000.<ref name=":0" /> She contested as an independent candidate from the [[Rupauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Rupauli constituency]] and was elected to the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3900-bihar-2000/\|title=Bihar 2000\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=[[Election Commission of India]]\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=}}</ref> Subsequently, she became a member of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Dons-in-doomsland-make-poll-a-boom-boom-affair/articleshow/1016624.cms\|title=Dons in doomsland make poll a boom-boom affair {{!}} Patna News - Times of India\|last=Mishra\|first=Dipak\|date=9 February 2005\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|language=en\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427161208/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Dons-in-doomsland-make-poll-a-boom-boom-affair/articleshow/1016624.cms\|archive-date=2020-04-27}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3901-bihar-2005/\|title=Bihar 2005\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=[[Election Commission of India]]\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=}}</ref> She subsequently quit the Rashtriya Janata Dal and joined the [[Janata Dal (United)]] before the [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Fair-sex-gets-unfair-deal-in-Bihar-polls/articleshow/6718571.cms\|title=Fair sex gets unfair deal in Bihar polls {{!}} India News - Times of India\|last=\|first=\|date=9 October 2010\|website=The Times of India\|language=en\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020133858/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Fair-sex-gets-unfair-deal-in-Bihar-polls/articleshow/6718571.cms\|archive-date=2010-10-20\|access-date=}}</ref> She was re-elected in 2010 and again in 2015 as a member of the Janata Dal (United).<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3902-bihar-2010/\|title=Bihar 2010\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=[[Election Commission of India]]~~\|url-status=live~~\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/\|title=Bihar 2015\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=[[Election Commission of India]]\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=}}</ref>		Bima Bharti began her political career in 2000.<ref name=":0" /> She contested as an independent candidate from the [[Rupauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Rupauli constituency]] and was elected to the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3900-bihar-2000/\|title=Bihar 2000\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=[[Election Commission of India]]\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515060944/https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/3900-bihar-2000/\|archive-date=15 May 2019\|access-date=}}</ref> Subsequently, she became a member of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Dons-in-doomsland-make-poll-a-boom-boom-affair/articleshow/1016624.cms\|title=Dons in doomsland make poll a boom-boom affair {{!}} Patna News - Times of India\|last=Mishra\|first=Dipak\|date=9 February 2005\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|language=en\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427161208/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Dons-in-doomsland-make-poll-a-boom-boom-affair/articleshow/1016624.cms\|archive-date=2020-04-27}}</ref> In the February 2005 election, she lost the seat to [[Shankar Singh (Bihar politician)\|Shankar Singh]] of the [[Lok Janshakti Party]] but in the following October election, she was able to win back the seat.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3901-bihar-2005/\|title=Bihar 2005\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=[[Election Commission of India]]\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515060939/https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/3901-bihar-2005/\|archive-date=15 May 2019\|access-date=}}</ref> She subsequently quit the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] and joined the [[Janata Dal (United)]] before the [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Fair-sex-gets-unfair-deal-in-Bihar-polls/articleshow/6718571.cms\|title=Fair sex gets unfair deal in Bihar polls {{!}} India News - Times of India\|last=\|first=\|date=9 October 2010\|website=The Times of India\|language=en\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020133858/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Fair-sex-gets-unfair-deal-in-Bihar-polls/articleshow/6718571.cms\|archive-date=2010-10-20\|access-date=}}</ref> She was re-elected in 2010 and again in 2015 as a member of the [[Janata Dal (United)]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3902-bihar-2010/\|title=Bihar 2010\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=[[Election Commission of India]]\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/\|title=Bihar 2015\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=[[Election Commission of India]]\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515060930/https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/\|archive-date=15 May 2019\|access-date=}}</ref> She has resigned from [[Janata Dal (United)]] and joined [[Rashtriya Janata Dal\|Rastriya Janta Dal]] (RJD) ahead of [[2014 Indian general election\|2024 general election]].<ref name="Former JD(U) MLA Bima Bharti quits party, joins RJD ahead of Lok Sabha polls">{{cite news \|title=Former JD(U) MLA Bima Bharti quits party, joins RJD ahead of Lok Sabha polls \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bima-bharti-jdu-rjd-bihar-rupauli-purnia-2518743-2024-03-24 \|accessdate=5 February 2025 \|publisher=India Today \|date=24 March 2024 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205165451/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bima-bharti-jdu-rjd-bihar-rupauli-purnia-2518743-2024-03-24 \|archivedate=5 February 2025 \|language=en}}</ref>

			Bima Bharti contested from [[Purnia Lok Sabha constituency]] as RJD candidate and lost to Independent Candidate [[Pappu Yadav]].<ref name="Lok Sabha 2024 Election results: Purnai">{{cite news \|title=Lok Sabha 2024 Election results: Purnai \|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0412.htm \|access-date=5 February 2025 \|publisher=Election Commission of India \|date=4 June 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205165831/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0412.htm \|archive-date=5 February 2025}}</ref> She contested as RJD candidate in [[Rupauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Rupauli constituency]] by poll and stood at third place.<ref name="रुपौली में बड़ा उलटफेर, निर्दलीय उम्मीदवार की जीत, बीमा भारती तीसरे नंबर पर">{{cite news \|last1= \|first1= \|title=रुपौली में बड़ा उलटफेर, निर्दलीय उम्मीदवार की जीत, बीमा भारती तीसरे नंबर पर \|url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/state/bihar/rupauli-by-election-results-rjd-bima-bharti-jdu-kaladhar-mandal-2723414.html \|access-date=5 February 2025 \|publisher=TV9 Bharatvarsh \|date=13 July 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205165859/https://www.tv9hindi.com/state/bihar/rupauli-by-election-results-rjd-bima-bharti-jdu-kaladhar-mandal-2723414.html \|archive-date=5 February 2025 \|language=hi}}</ref>

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Bharti is married to Awadhesh Mandal who was convicted ~~for~~ [[intimidation]] of witnesses in a murder case.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Singh\|first=Santosh\|date=2016-01-19\|title=JD(U) MLA's husband held, supporters free him from police station\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jdu-mlas-husband-held-supporters-free-him-from-police-station/\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=\|website=[[The Indian Express]]\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/Bihars-biwi-brigade/articleshow/23601794.cms \| title=Bihar's biwi brigade \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| date=6 October 2013 \| accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> In January 2015, she helped her husband, who had multiple criminal cases against him, escape from jail.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=January 18, 2016\|title=Accused escapes from police station in MLA ~~wife’s~~ vehicle\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/accused-escapes-from-police-station-in-mla-wifes-vehicle/articleshow/50630214.cms\|access-date=2021-02-19\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref> Her 21-year-old son was discovered dead in August 2018.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Deepika\|date=2018-08-03\|title=Bihar: JDU MLA Bima Bharti's son found dead on railway track in Patna\|url=https://www.oneindia.com/patna/bihar-jdu-mla-bima-bhartis-son-found-dead-on-railway-track-in-patna-2748503.html\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-09-17\|website=One India\|language=en}}</ref> Another son was beaten in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=November 3, 2019\|title=Bihar minister's son beaten up in Madhepura district \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-ministers-son-beaten-up-in-madhepura-district/articleshow/71878879.cms\|access-date=2020-09-17\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref>		Bharti is married to Awadhesh Mandal who was convicted of [[intimidation]] of witnesses in a murder case.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Singh\|first=Santosh\|date=2016-01-19\|title=JD(U) MLA's husband held, supporters free him from police station\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jdu-mlas-husband-held-supporters-free-him-from-police-station/\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914021951/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jdu-mlas-husband-held-supporters-free-him-from-police-station/\|archive-date=14 September 2021\|access-date=\|website=[[The Indian Express]]\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/Bihars-biwi-brigade/articleshow/23601794.cms \| title=Bihar's biwi brigade \| work=[[The Times of India]] \| date=6 October 2013 \| accessdate=22 November 2017 \| archive-date=17 January 2018 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117092038/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/Bihars-biwi-brigade/articleshow/23601794.cms \| url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2015, she helped her husband, who had multiple criminal cases against him, escape from jail.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=January 18, 2016\|title=Accused escapes from police station in MLA wife's vehicle\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/accused-escapes-from-police-station-in-mla-wifes-vehicle/articleshow/50630214.cms\|access-date=2021-02-19\|website=The Times of India\|language=en\|archive-date=14 September 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914023453/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/accused-escapes-from-police-station-in-mla-wifes-vehicle/articleshow/50630214.cms\|url-status=live}}</ref> Her 21-year-old son was discovered dead in August 2018.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Deepika\|date=2018-08-03\|title=Bihar: JDU MLA Bima Bharti's son found dead on railway track in Patna\|url=https://www.oneindia.com/patna/bihar-jdu-mla-bima-bhartis-son-found-dead-on-railway-track-in-patna-2748503.html\|url-status=live\|archive-url=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\|archive-date=14 September 2021\|access-date=2020-09-17\|website=One India\|language=en}}</ref> Another son was beaten in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=November 3, 2019\|title=Bihar minister's son beaten up in Madhepura district\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-ministers-son-beaten-up-in-madhepura-district/articleshow/71878879.cms\|access-date=2020-09-17\|website=The Times of India\|language=en\|archive-date=26 August 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826160946/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-ministers-son-beaten-up-in-madhepura-district/articleshow/71878879.cms\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/purnia/bihar-politics-jdu-leshi-singh-vs-bima-bharti-entered-in-politics-on-the-basis-of-husband/articleshow/93640873.cms\|title=बिहार: भरी अदालत में लेसी सिंह के पति का मर्डर, कई बार बाल-बाल बचे अवधेश मंडल, खूनी अदावत से सियासी 'कुर्सी' तक\|website=navbharat Times\|accessdate=19 February 2023}}</ref> Bharati is an animal lover, in 2023, she came into limelight after she took out funeral procession of her pet dog.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/purnia-former-minister-and-jdu-mla-bima-bharti-took-out-pet-dog-funeral-procession-watch-video-6161197.html\|title=Beema Bharti took out funeral procession of her pet dog\|website=News18\|accessdate=7 October 2023}}</ref>

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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| office = [[Sixth Nitish Kumar ministry|Minister of Sugarcane industries, Bihar]]
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| term_end = 16 Nov 2020
| term_start = 3 June 2019
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| termend3 = February 2005
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'''Bima Bharti''' (born 1 January 1973<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/60.pdf|title=Member profile - 60|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=[[Bihar Vidhan Sabha]]|language=hi|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427102400/http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/60.pdf|archive-date=27 April 2020|access-date=}}</ref>) is an [[India]]<nowiki/>n politician and the Minister of Sugarcane Industries in the [[Government of Bihar]]. She is currently a leader of [[Janata Dal (United)]] and a member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]].She has been elected as the representative of the [[Rupauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rupauli constituency]] for 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.<ref name=":0" /> She contested as an independent candidate from the [[Rupauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rupauli constituency]] and was elected to the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3900-bihar-2000/|title=Bihar 2000|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> Subsequently, she became a member of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Dons-in-doomsland-make-poll-a-boom-boom-affair/articleshow/1016624.cms|title=Dons in doomsland make poll a boom-boom affair {{!}} Patna News - Times of India|last=Mishra|first=Dipak|date=9 February 2005|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427161208/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Dons-in-doomsland-make-poll-a-boom-boom-affair/articleshow/1016624.cms|archive-date=2020-04-27}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3901-bihar-2005/|title=Bihar 2005|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> She subsequently quit the Rashtriya Janata Dal and joined the [[Janata Dal (United)]] before the [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Fair-sex-gets-unfair-deal-in-Bihar-polls/articleshow/6718571.cms|title=Fair sex gets unfair deal in Bihar polls {{!}} India News - Times of India|last=|first=|date=9 October 2010|website=The Times of India|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020133858/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Fair-sex-gets-unfair-deal-in-Bihar-polls/articleshow/6718571.cms|archive-date=2010-10-20|access-date=}}</ref> She was re-elected in 2010 and again in 2015 as a member of the Janata Dal (United).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3902-bihar-2010/|title=Bihar 2010|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/|title=Bihar 2015|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Election Commission of India]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Bharti is married to Awadhesh Mandal who was convicted for [[intimidation]] of witnesses in a murder case.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Santosh|date=2016-01-19|title=JD(U) MLA's husband held, supporters free him from police station|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jdu-mlas-husband-held-supporters-free-him-from-police-station/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[The Indian Express]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/Bihars-biwi-brigade/articleshow/23601794.cms | title=Bihar's biwi brigade | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=6 October 2013 | accessdate=22 November 2017}}</ref> In January 2015, she helped her husband, who had multiple criminal cases against him, escape from jail.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 18, 2016|title=Accused escapes from police station in MLA wife’s vehicle|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/accused-escapes-from-police-station-in-mla-wifes-vehicle/articleshow/50630214.cms|access-date=2021-02-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Her 21-year-old son was discovered dead in August 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Deepika|date=2018-08-03|title=Bihar: JDU MLA Bima Bharti's son found dead on railway track in Patna|url=https://www.oneindia.com/patna/bihar-jdu-mla-bima-bhartis-son-found-dead-on-railway-track-in-patna-2748503.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-17|website=One India|language=en}}</ref> Another son was beaten in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 3, 2019|title=Bihar minister's son beaten up in Madhepura district |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-ministers-son-beaten-up-in-madhepura-district/articleshow/71878879.cms|access-date=2020-09-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:People from Purnia district]]
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[[Category:Women members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
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