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	'''Rabri Devi Yadav''' (born 1956) is an Indian politician who served ~~for~~ three ~~times~~ as the [[Chief Minister of Bihar]], ~~notably~~ the first and only woman till date to have held the office. She is a Member of ~~the~~ Legislative Council ~~for~~ [[Bihar Vidhan Parishad]]. She is ~~married to~~ the Indian politician [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]], former Chief Minister of Bihar and former [[Railway Minister of India]]. She is the [[Leader of Opposition]] in [[Bihar Legislative Council]].		'''Rabri Devi Yadav''' (born 1956) is an Indian politician who served three terms as the [[Chief Minister of Bihar]], the first and only woman till date to have held the office. She is a Member of Legislative Council of [[Bihar]], the [[Bihar Vidhan Parishad]]. She is the wife of Indian politician [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]], former Chief Minister of Bihar and former [[Railway Minister of India]] and mother of [[Tejashwi Yadav]], former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and Leader of Opposition. She is the [[Leader of Opposition]] in [[Bihar Legislative Council]].

	==Political career==		==Political career==
	Devi~~'s appointment as~~ the [[Chief Minister of Bihar]] was considered as one of the most unexpected and awkward decisions<ref name="proxy">{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170219/jsp/frontpage/story_136545.jsp\|date=2017-02-17\|access-date=2017-03-27\|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)\|The Telegraph]]\|first=Dipak\|last=Mishra\|title=Proxy rule lessons from Bihar\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327165724/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170219/jsp/frontpage/story_136545.jsp\|archive-date=27 March 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> in the entire Indian political history because she was a traditional housewife and had no interest nor any prior experience in politics until then.<ref name="kitchen" /> The move fitted well with the needs of the government in power at the time as Lalu Prasad Yadav ~~had~~ to ~~quit as~~ the ~~Chief Minister of Bihar after~~ the [[Fodder scam]] ~~was revealed, but he was alleged~~ to ~~have been controlling the affairs by giving his wife the coveted post of the head of~~ the state government.<ref>{{cite news\|url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/laloo-prasad-yadav-mocks-democracy-by-appointing-wife-rabri-devi-as-successor/1/276334.html\|date =1997-08-04 \|access-date=2017-02-17\|first=Swapan \|last=Dasgupta \|work=[[India Today]]\|title=Laloo Prasad Yadav mocks democracy by appointing wife Rabri Devi as successor : Cover Story - India Today}}</ref> It was alleged that he continued to act and administer as a ''de facto'' chief minister with his wife being a ceremonial head.<ref name="kitchen">{{cite news\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dragged-from-the-kitchen-to-bihar-assembly-rabri-devi-learns-politics-fast/1/276449.html\|date=1997-08-11\|access-date=2017-01-31\|work=[[India Today]]\|first=Farz\|last=Ahmed\|title=Dragged from the kitchen to Bihar Assembly, Rabri Devi learns politics fast : Cover Story - India Today\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327080503/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dragged-from-the-kitchen-to-bihar-assembly-rabri-devi-learns-politics-fast/1/276449.html\|archive-date=27 March 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="proxy" />		Rabri Devi became the first female [[Chief Minister of Bihar]] on 25 July 1997, after her husband, Lalu Prasad Yadav, was forced to resign following the arrest warrant issued against him in corruption charges relating to the [[Fodder Scam\|Fodder scam]].She went on to rule the state till 2005 .<ref name="kitchen">{{cite news\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dragged-from-the-kitchen-to-bihar-assembly-rabri-devi-learns-politics-fast/1/276449.html\|date=1997-08-11\|access-date=2017-01-31\|work=[[India Today]]\|first=Farz\|last=Ahmed\|title=Dragged from the kitchen to Bihar Assembly, Rabri Devi learns politics fast : Cover Story - India Today\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327080503/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dragged-from-the-kitchen-to-bihar-assembly-rabri-devi-learns-politics-fast/1/276449.html\|archive-date=27 March 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="proxy">{{cite news\|last=Mishra\|first=Dipak\|date=2017-02-17\|title=Proxy rule lessons from Bihar\|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)\|The Telegraph]]\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170219/jsp/frontpage/story_136545.jsp\|url-status=live\|access-date=2017-03-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327165724/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170219/jsp/frontpage/story_136545.jsp\|archive-date=27 March 2017}}</ref>

	~~She became the first woman~~ [[~~Chief Minister~~ of ~~Bihar]] on 25 July 1997 after her husband Lalu Prasad Yadav had~~ to ~~resign as~~ the ~~Chief~~ Minister ~~following~~ the ~~arrest warrant issued against him~~ in ~~corruption charges; in an unprecedented move~~, ~~he appointed Rabri Devi as the new Bihar Chief Minister to hold onto power.<ref name="sify-~~2005~~-02-07">{{cite news\|title=Rabri Devi\|url=http://sify~~.~~com/news/internet/fullstory.php?id=13664560~~\|~~newspaper=Hindustan Times~~\|date=7 February 2005\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184612/http://sify.com/news/internet/fullstory.php?id=13664560\|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> She was elected thrice to Bihar Vidhan Sabha from Raghopur seat. In [[2010 Bihar ~~Legislative Assembly election]],~~ Rabri Devi ~~contested from two seats:~~ [[~~Raghopur, Vaishali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Raghopur~~]] ~~and [[Sonpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Sonpur~~]] assembly seats, but lost both while [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] faced massive defeat, winning only 22 seats.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/rjd-mobbed-rabri-devi-loses-both-her-seats/702322\|title=RJD Mobbed: Rabri Devi Loses Both Her Seats\|access-date=10 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141449/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/rjd-mobbed-rabri-devi-loses-both-her-seats/702322\|archive-date=12 June 2018\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Rabri-loses-in-both-seats/article15714578.ece\|title=Rabri loses in both seats}}</ref>		[[File:Rabri Devi presenting a cheque for Rs. 10 crore on behalf of the State Government to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh for the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, in New Delhi on January 04, 2005.jpg\|thumb\|Bihar CM Rabri Devi presents Rs.10 crore cheque to Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] for the national relief fund]]

	She contested from [[Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Saran ~~constituency~~]] in [[2014 Indian general election\|2014 ~~Loksabha~~ election]] but lost to [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]] of BJP.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-results-2014-JDU-RJD-decimated-in-Bihar/articleshow/35233557.cms\|date=2014-05-17\|access-date=2014-05-30\|work=The Times of India\|agency=TNN\|first=Aditya\|last=Vaibhav\|title=Election results 2014: JD(U), RJD decimated in Bihar\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090847/http://m.timesofindia.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-results-2014-JDU-RJD-decimated-in-Bihar/articleshow/35233557.cms\|archive-date=31 May 2014\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Devi was elected thrice to Bihar Vidhan Sabha from [[Raghopur, Vaishali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Raghopur]] seat. In [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], Rabri Devi contested from two seats: [[Raghopur, Vaishali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Raghopur]] and [[Sonpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Sonpur]] assembly seats, but lost both in an election where the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] faced defeat, winning only 22 seats.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/rjd-mobbed-rabri-devi-loses-both-her-seats/702322\|title=RJD Mobbed: Rabri Devi Loses Both Her Seats\|access-date=10 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141449/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/rjd-mobbed-rabri-devi-loses-both-her-seats/702322\|archive-date=12 June 2018\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Rabri-loses-in-both-seats/article15714578.ece\|title=Rabri loses in both seats}}</ref>

			She contested from [[Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Saran]] in [[2014 Indian general election\|2014 Lok Sabha election]] but lost to [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]] of BJP.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-results-2014-JDU-RJD-decimated-in-Bihar/articleshow/35233557.cms\|date=2014-05-17\|access-date=2014-05-30\|work=The Times of India\|agency=TNN\|first=Aditya\|last=Vaibhav\|title=Election results 2014: JD(U), RJD decimated in Bihar\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090847/http://m.timesofindia.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-results-2014-JDU-RJD-decimated-in-Bihar/articleshow/35233557.cms\|archive-date=31 May 2014\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Criticism==		==Criticism==
	~~The~~ appointment ~~of Rabri Devi~~ as the Chief Minister of Bihar came under severe satirical criticism and stiff opposition, because ~~she was~~ [[~~Yokel~~\|~~illiterate~~]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/22rabri.htm\|title=rediff.com: The Rediff Interview/ Rabri Devi\|publisher=Rediff.com\|access-date=2016-03-25\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051114141826/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/22rabri.htm\|archive-date=14 November 2005\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3514292.stm\|title=Profile: Laloo to the Prasad Yadav\|date=2006-12-18\|publisher=BBC\|access-date=2016-03-25\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222090325/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3514292.stm\|archive-date=22 February 2007\|url-status=live}}</ref> and ~~had little experience or interest in politics~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/23rabri.htm\|title=rediff.com: The Rediff Interview/ Rabri Devi\|publisher=Rediff.com\|access-date=2016-03-25\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050824081347/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/23rabri.htm\|archive-date=24 August 2005\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Devi's appointment as the [[Chief Minister of Bihar]] is considered one of the most unexpected and awkward decision<ref name="proxy" /> in Indian political history, as she was a traditional housewife and had no interest nor any prior experience in politics.<ref name="kitchen" /> She came under severe satirical criticism and stiff opposition, because of her [[Literacy\|illiteracy]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/22rabri.htm\|title=rediff.com: The Rediff Interview/ Rabri Devi\|publisher=Rediff.com\|access-date=2016-03-25\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051114141826/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/22rabri.htm\|archive-date=14 November 2005\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3514292.stm\|title=Profile: Laloo to the Prasad Yadav\|date=2006-12-18\|publisher=BBC\|access-date=2016-03-25\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222090325/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3514292.stm\|archive-date=22 February 2007\|url-status=live}}</ref> and inexperience.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/23rabri.htm\|title=rediff.com: The Rediff Interview/ Rabri Devi\|publisher=Rediff.com\|access-date=2016-03-25\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050824081347/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/23rabri.htm\|archive-date=24 August 2005\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Rabri Devi was born in 1956 in [[Gopalganj, Bihar\|Gopalganj]], Bihar.<ref name="oneindia">{{cite web \|title=Rabri Devi: Age, Biography, Education, Husband, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia \|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/rabri-devi-32893.html \|website=www.oneindia.com \|publisher=OneIndia \|language=en}}</ref> She is named after an [[Rabri\|Indian sweet]] as per a custom in her family. Her sisters are similarly named [[Jalebi]], [[Rasgulla]] and [[Paan]].<ref name="gulfnews">{{cite news \|last1=Akbar \|first1=M. J. \|title=M. J. Akbar: Laloo steals Congress seats in Bihar for sweet Rabri \|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/m-j-akbar-laloo-steals-congress-seats-in-bihar-for-sweet-rabri-1.319862 \|access-date=14 December 2020 \|work=gulfnews.com \|language=en}}</ref> Rabri Devi married [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] in 1973<ref name="sify-2005-02-07"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-lalu-paid-off-a-debt-to-his-wife-handsomely-1093659\|title=Rabri vividly recalls how she had boarded a steamer at Pahleja Ghat in Sonepur (Chapra) to reach the Patna residence soon after her marriage on March 18, 1974 when curfew had been imposed all over the district\|access-date=12 September 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224215207/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-lalu-paid-off-a-debt-to-his-wife-handsomely-1093659\|archive-date=24 December 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> at the age of 17 and has nine children, seven girls and two boys.<ref>{{Cite news\|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140327/jsp/frontpage/story_18124041.jsp\|title = A sibling swing at succession\|last = Thakur\|first = Sankarshan\|date = 27 March 2014\|journal = The Telegraph\|access-date = 2015-01-30\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140614091750/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140327/jsp/frontpage/story_18124041.jsp\|archive-date = 14 June 2014\|url-status = live}}</ref> Her younger son [[Tejashwi Yadav]] served as the 4th [[Deputy Chief Minister]] of Bihar and ~~at 26 years~~, ~~was~~ the youngest to hold the office.		Rabri Devi was born in 1956 in [[Gopalganj, Bihar\|Gopalganj]], Bihar.<ref name="oneindia">{{cite web \|title=Rabri Devi: Age, Biography, Education, Husband, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia \|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/rabri-devi-32893.html \|website=www.oneindia.com \|publisher=OneIndia \|language=en}}</ref> She is named after an [[Rabri\|Indian sweet]] as per a custom in her family. Her sisters are similarly named [[Jalebi]], [[Rasgulla]] and [[Paan]].<ref name="gulfnews">{{cite news \|last1=Akbar \|first1=M. J. \|title=M. J. Akbar: Laloo steals Congress seats in Bihar for sweet Rabri \|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/m-j-akbar-laloo-steals-congress-seats-in-bihar-for-sweet-rabri-1.319862 \|access-date=14 December 2020 \|work=gulfnews.com \|language=en}}</ref> Rabri Devi married [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] in 1973<ref name="sify-2005-02-07">{{cite news\|date=7 February 2005\|title=Rabri Devi\|newspaper=Hindustan Times\|url=http://sify.com/news/internet/fullstory.php?id=13664560\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184612/http://sify.com/news/internet/fullstory.php?id=13664560\|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-lalu-paid-off-a-debt-to-his-wife-handsomely-1093659\|title=Rabri vividly recalls how she had boarded a steamer at Pahleja Ghat in Sonepur (Chapra) to reach the Patna residence soon after her marriage on March 18, 1974 when curfew had been imposed all over the district\|access-date=12 September 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224215207/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-lalu-paid-off-a-debt-to-his-wife-handsomely-1093659\|archive-date=24 December 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> at the age of 17 and has nine children, seven girls and two boys.<ref>{{Cite news\|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140327/jsp/frontpage/story_18124041.jsp\|title = A sibling swing at succession\|last = Thakur\|first = Sankarshan\|date = 27 March 2014\|journal = The Telegraph\|access-date = 2015-01-30\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140614091750/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140327/jsp/frontpage/story_18124041.jsp\|archive-date = 14 June 2014\|url-status = live}}</ref> Her younger son [[Tejashwi Yadav]] served as the 4th [[Deputy Chief Minister]] of Bihar and currently serves as the [[Leader of Opposition]] in the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]], the youngest to hold the office.

			==In popular culture==
			In 2021, Indian web series ''[[Maharani (web series)\|Maharani]]'' was inspired by Rabri Devi's tenure as the chief minister.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Menon \|first1=Aditya \|title=Jungle Raj Inverted: ‘Maharani’ Gets Caste Better Than Many Others \|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/hot-on-web/maharani-web-series-huma-qureshi-sonyliv-rabri-devi-bihar-caste-politics \|access-date=17 September 2021 \|work=TheQuint \|date=2 June 2021 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Chaara Ghotala As Daana Ghotala, How Bollywood Passes Off Facts As Fodder For Fiction \|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/chaara-ghotala-as-daana-ghotala-how-bollywood-passes-off-facts-as-fodder-for-fiction/384445 \|access-date=17 September 2021 \|work=Outlook India}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|1956}}<ref name="oneindia" />
| birth_place = [[Gopalganj, Bihar|Gopalganj]], [[Bihar]], India<ref name="oneindia" />
| residence = [[Patna]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| order = 21st
| office = Chief Minister of Bihar
| term_start = 11 March 2000
| term_end = 6 March 2005
| constituency =
| governor = [[V. C. Pande]]
| predecessor = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| successor = [[President's rule]]
| term_start1 = 9 March 1999
| term_end1 = 2 March 2000
| governor1 = [[V. C. Pande]]
| predecessor1 = [[President's rule]]
| successor1 = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| term_start2 = 25 July 1997
| term_end2 = 11 February 1999
| governor2 = [[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]] [[P. Venkatasubbaiah]]
| predecessor2 = [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
| successor2 = [[President's rule]]
| office3 = [[Leader of Opposition]] in [[Bihar Legislative Council]]
| term_start3 = 12 May 2018
| term_end3 = 23 June 2020
| office4 = [[Leader of Opposition]] in [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start4 = 20 Nov 2005
| term_end4 = 23 Dec 2010
| party = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| spouse = [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
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| relations = [[Tejashwi Yadav]] (Son) [[Tej Pratap Yadav]] (Son) [[Misa Bharti]] (Daughter) Raj Laxmi Yadav (Daughter) [[Tej Pratap Singh Yadav]] (Son-in-law) [[Chiranjeev Rao]] (Son-in-law) [[Sadhu Yadav]] (brother) [[Subhash Prasad Yadav]](brother)
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'''Rabri Devi Yadav''' (born 1956) is an Indian politician who served for three times as the [[Chief Minister of Bihar]], notably the first and only woman till date to have held the office. She is a Member of the Legislative Council for [[Bihar Vidhan Parishad]]. She is married to the Indian politician [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]], former Chief Minister of Bihar and former [[Railway Minister of India]]. She is the [[Leader of Opposition]] in [[Bihar Legislative Council]].

==Political career==
Devi's appointment as the [[Chief Minister of Bihar]] was considered as one of the most unexpected and awkward decisions<ref name="proxy">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170219/jsp/frontpage/story_136545.jsp|date=2017-02-17|access-date=2017-03-27|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|first=Dipak|last=Mishra|title=Proxy rule lessons from Bihar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327165724/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170219/jsp/frontpage/story_136545.jsp|archive-date=27 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> in the entire Indian political history because she was a traditional housewife and had no interest nor any prior experience in politics until then.<ref name="kitchen" /> The move fitted well with the needs of the government in power at the time as Lalu Prasad Yadav had to quit as the Chief Minister of Bihar after the [[Fodder scam]] was revealed, but he was alleged to have been controlling the affairs by giving his wife the coveted post of the head of the state government.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/laloo-prasad-yadav-mocks-democracy-by-appointing-wife-rabri-devi-as-successor/1/276334.html|date =1997-08-04 |access-date=2017-02-17|first=Swapan |last=Dasgupta |work=[[India Today]]|title=Laloo Prasad Yadav mocks democracy by appointing wife Rabri Devi as successor : Cover Story - India Today}}</ref> It was alleged that he continued to act and administer as a ''de facto'' chief minister with his wife being a ceremonial head.<ref name="kitchen">{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dragged-from-the-kitchen-to-bihar-assembly-rabri-devi-learns-politics-fast/1/276449.html|date=1997-08-11|access-date=2017-01-31|work=[[India Today]]|first=Farz|last=Ahmed|title=Dragged from the kitchen to Bihar Assembly, Rabri Devi learns politics fast : Cover Story - India Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327080503/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dragged-from-the-kitchen-to-bihar-assembly-rabri-devi-learns-politics-fast/1/276449.html|archive-date=27 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="proxy" />

She became the first woman [[Chief Minister of Bihar]] on 25 July 1997 after her husband Lalu Prasad Yadav had to resign as the Chief Minister following the arrest warrant issued against him in corruption charges; in an unprecedented move, he appointed Rabri Devi as the new Bihar Chief Minister to hold onto power.<ref name="sify-2005-02-07">{{cite news|title=Rabri Devi|url=http://sify.com/news/internet/fullstory.php?id=13664560|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=7 February 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184612/http://sify.com/news/internet/fullstory.php?id=13664560|archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> She was elected thrice to Bihar Vidhan Sabha from Raghopur seat. In [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], Rabri Devi contested from two seats: [[Raghopur, Vaishali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raghopur]] and [[Sonpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sonpur]] assembly seats, but lost both while [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] faced massive defeat, winning only 22 seats.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/rjd-mobbed-rabri-devi-loses-both-her-seats/702322|title=RJD Mobbed: Rabri Devi Loses Both Her Seats|access-date=10 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141449/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/rjd-mobbed-rabri-devi-loses-both-her-seats/702322|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Rabri-loses-in-both-seats/article15714578.ece|title=Rabri loses in both seats}}</ref>

She contested from [[Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saran constituency]] in [[2014 Indian general election|2014 Loksabha election]] but lost to [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]] of BJP.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-results-2014-JDU-RJD-decimated-in-Bihar/articleshow/35233557.cms|date=2014-05-17|access-date=2014-05-30|work=The Times of India|agency=TNN|first=Aditya|last=Vaibhav|title=Election results 2014: JD(U), RJD decimated in Bihar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090847/http://m.timesofindia.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-results-2014-JDU-RJD-decimated-in-Bihar/articleshow/35233557.cms|archive-date=31 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Criticism==
The appointment of Rabri Devi as the Chief Minister of Bihar came under severe satirical criticism and stiff opposition, because she was [[Yokel|illiterate]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/22rabri.htm|title=rediff.com: The Rediff Interview/ Rabri Devi|publisher=Rediff.com|access-date=2016-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051114141826/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/22rabri.htm|archive-date=14 November 2005|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3514292.stm|title=Profile: Laloo to the Prasad Yadav|date=2006-12-18|publisher=BBC|access-date=2016-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222090325/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3514292.stm|archive-date=22 February 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> and had little experience or interest in politics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/23rabri.htm|title=rediff.com: The Rediff Interview/ Rabri Devi|publisher=Rediff.com|access-date=2016-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050824081347/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/feb/23rabri.htm|archive-date=24 August 2005|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Rabri Devi was born in 1956 in [[Gopalganj, Bihar|Gopalganj]], Bihar.<ref name="oneindia">{{cite web |title=Rabri Devi: Age, Biography, Education, Husband, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/rabri-devi-32893.html |website=www.oneindia.com |publisher=OneIndia |language=en}}</ref> She is named after an [[Rabri|Indian sweet]] as per a custom in her family. Her sisters are similarly named [[Jalebi]], [[Rasgulla]] and [[Paan]].<ref name="gulfnews">{{cite news |last1=Akbar |first1=M. J. |title=M. J. Akbar: Laloo steals Congress seats in Bihar for sweet Rabri |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/m-j-akbar-laloo-steals-congress-seats-in-bihar-for-sweet-rabri-1.319862 |access-date=14 December 2020 |work=gulfnews.com |language=en}}</ref> Rabri Devi married [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] in 1973<ref name="sify-2005-02-07"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-lalu-paid-off-a-debt-to-his-wife-handsomely-1093659|title=Rabri vividly recalls how she had boarded a steamer at Pahleja Ghat in Sonepur (Chapra) to reach the Patna residence soon after her marriage on March 18, 1974 when curfew had been imposed all over the district|access-date=12 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224215207/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-lalu-paid-off-a-debt-to-his-wife-handsomely-1093659|archive-date=24 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> at the age of 17 and has nine children, seven girls and two boys.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140327/jsp/frontpage/story_18124041.jsp|title = A sibling swing at succession|last = Thakur|first = Sankarshan|date = 27 March 2014|journal = The Telegraph|access-date = 2015-01-30|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140614091750/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140327/jsp/frontpage/story_18124041.jsp|archive-date = 14 June 2014|url-status = live}}</ref> Her younger son [[Tejashwi Yadav]] served as the 4th [[Deputy Chief Minister]] of Bihar and at 26 years, was the youngest to hold the office.

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