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{{Short description|Indian politician from Bihar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|Member]] of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| name = Neelam Devi
| constituency = [[Mokama Assembly constituency|Mokama]]
| term_start = 6 November 2022
| party = [[Janata Dal (United)]]
| 1blankname =
| 1namedata =
| birth_place = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], India
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|2|11|df=y}}
| spouse = [[Anant Kumar Singh]]
| nickname = Nilu
| image =
| image_size = 100
| predecessor = [[Anant Kumar Singh]]
| term_end = 14 November 2025
| successor = Anant Kumar Singh
| citizenship =
| birth_name = Neelam Kumari
}}

'''Nilam Devi''', also '''Neelam Devi''' (born 11 February 1971),<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Neelam Devi(RJD):Constituency- MOKAMA : BYE ELECTION ON 03-11-2022(PATNA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Bihar2020/candidate.php?candidate_id=13703 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician representing [[Mokama Assembly constituency|Mokama assembly constituency]] in the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]].

She was elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member]] of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] in 2022 [[by-election]], after disqualification of her predecessor (and also her husband) [[Anant Kumar Singh]] as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Prabhat Khabar Digital |title=Bihar by election : टिकट मिलने के बाद बाहुबली की पत्नी बोलीं- मोकामा में कमल खिलने के लिए नहीं है कीचड़ |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/patna/bihar-by-election-anant-singh-wife-neelam-devi-attack-on-bjp-in-patna-skm |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Prabhat Khabar |date=11 October 2022 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-06 |title=Mokama Bypoll Results 2022 LIVE: RJD's Neelam Devi Continues to Lead After 12th Round of Counting |url=https://www.india.com/news/mokama-bypoll-results-live-bihar-byelection-results-latest-updates-bjp-sonam-devi-rjd-neelam-devi-rjd-mla-anant-singh-arms-act-conviction-5726038/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=India.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=मोकामा में दिख रहा अनंत सिंह का जादू, जीत की ओर कदम बढ़ा रही नीलम देवी, जश्न की जोरदार तैयारियां शुरू |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/patna/bihar-by-election-results-live-mokama-chunav-result-news-magic-of-anant-singh-neelam-devi-rjd-win-in-mokama-gvk |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Prabhat Khabar |date=6 November 2022 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Digital |first=Prabhat khabar |title=Bihar By-Election Results Live: मोकामा में काउंटिंग खत्म, नीलम देवी विजयी, आधिकारिक घोषणा बाकी |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/patna/bihar-by-election-results-live-updates-gopalganj-mokama-bypolls-result-news-asj-mdn |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Prabhat Khabar |date=6 November 2022 |language=hi}}</ref> She contested the election through the political party [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|Rashtriya Janta Dal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=उपचुनाव : बिहार की मोकामा सीट RJD के खाते में, बाहुबली नेता अनंत सिंह की पत्नी नीलम देवी जीतीं |url=https://ndtv.in/india/mokama-bypoll-results-rjd-candidate-neelam-devi-wins-anant-kumar-singh-3494687 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=NDTVIndia}}</ref>

She earlier fought from [[Munger Lok Sabha constituency]] in 2019 representing the national party [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nilam Devi(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- MUNGER(BIHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/loksabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=10150 |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=myneta.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=न्यूज़ |first=एबीपी |date=2019-03-28 |title=बिहार: बाहुबली नेता अनंत सिंह की पत्नी को मुंगेर से टिकट दे सकती है कांग्रेस |url=https://www.abplive.com/news/states/lok-sabha-election-2019-congress-may-give-ticket-to-anant-singhs-wife-neelam-devi-from-munger-1097203 |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |website=Business Standard |title=Munger Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Munger Election Result 2019 {{!}} Munger Winning MP & Party {{!}} Munger Lok Sabha Seat |url=https://www.business-standard.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/bihar/munger-election-results-18_1588.html |access-date=2022-11-06 }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Neelam Devi is married to [[Anant Kumar Singh]].<ref name=":0" /> She is educated up to class 8,<ref name=":1" /> and has four children.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-profile/eyJpdiI6InlsSTZGVGxqTUFjTUpHXC96VlJzSjJnPT0iLCJ2YWx1ZSI6IklmMVltNW5JQSs0Q1B4ZDlrODRqSmc9PSIsIm1hYyI6IjgzNTgxYjM4M2Y5Y2ZiMDU3NTc0ZDNkM2E4ZDNlMjQxM2ZlNzU2Y2Y2ZmQ5NDgzOWU1Yjc5OWE3ZGM4MTY2NDAifQ==/MzA=/MTc=/NA==/QUM= |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=affidavit.eci.gov.in}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Bihar MLAs 2020–2025]]
[[Category:People from Patna district]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Bihar]]
[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Janata Dal (United) politicians]]
[[Category:Women members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly]]

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