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{{distinguish|Savitribai Phule}}
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Savitri Bai Phule
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|6|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Nanpara]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Nanpara]], [[Bahraich]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
|constituency = [[Bahraich (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bahraich]]
|term_start = 16 May 2014
|term_end = 23 May 2019
| occupation = Social Worker
| predecessor = [[Kamal Kishor]]
| successor = [[Akshaibar Lal]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] (2019-2021), [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2014-2019)
| religion =
| spouse =
| parents =
| children =
| alma_mater = [[Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University]]
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 17 December
| year = 2016
| source = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4780
}}

'''Savitri Bai Phule''' (born 1 January 1981) is an Indian politician and president of the [[Kanshiram Bahujan Samaj Party]] (KBSP).<ref name="Patrika"/> 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 (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bahraich]] and became member of [[16th Lok Sabha]].<ref name="HT"/>

On 7 September 2015, Phule filed a complaint against an official from the [[Dilip Buildcon]] company over casteist remarks and threatening her with dire consequences.{{cn|date=September 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Man-killed-cut-into-10-pieces/articleshow/48851559.cms|title=Man killed, cut into 10 pieces |date=7 September 2015|first=Alok K. N. |last=Mishra |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==

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 [[B. R. Ambedkar|Babasaheb Ambedkar]] and [[Gautama Buddha]]. She follows [[Buddhism]] and wears [[saffron]] cloths as a [[Buddhist symbolism|symbol of Buddhism]].<ref>{{Citation|title=बुद्ध पूर्णिमा पर सांसद सावित्री बाई फुले का बड़ा बयान/SAVITRI BAI BIG STATEMENT ON BUDDHA PURNIMA?|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRclT2JaNeg|language=en|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>

==Political career==
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 (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bahraich]] and became member of [[16th Lok Sabha]].<ref name="HT">{{cite news | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/mayawati-in-saffron-is-bjp-s-balha-candidate/story-uEIAOPxlT8NVaiUEqTQScL.html | title='Mayawati' in saffron is BJP's Balha candidate | date=2 February 2012 | newspaper=Hindustan Times | first=Sunita | last=Aron | accessdate=19 March 2019 }}</ref>

She quit BJP on 6 December 2018 stating "Party Trying To Divide Society",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/uttar-pradesh-lawmaker-savitri-bai-phule-quits-bjp-says-party-trying-to-create-divisions-in-society-1958703|title=UP Lawmaker Savitri Bai Phule Quits BJP: "Party Trying To Divide Society"|website=NDTV.com|access-date=6 December 2018}}</ref> Her action comes after the [[Uttar Pradesh]] Chief Minister [[Yogi Adityanath]]'s comment on [[Hanuman]]’s caste<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-trying-to-divide-society-says-uttar-pradesh-mp-savitribai-phule-resigns-from-party/story-d4HUiGwFE5r0Wngq5A61WN.html|title='BJP trying to divide society', says Uttar Pradesh MP Savitribai Phule, resigns from party|date=6 December 2018|website=www.hindustantimes.com|language=en|access-date=6 December 2018}}</ref> and joined [[Indian National Congress]] on 2 March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsx.com/national/former-bjp-leader-savitri-bai-phule-joins-congress-in-presence-of-rahul-priyanka-gandhi.html|title=Former BJP leader Savitri Bai Phule joins Congress in presence of Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi|date=2 March 2019|website=NewsX|language=en|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
She contested [[2019 Indian general election|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India - Bahraich |url=http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS2456.htm?ac=56 |website=results.eci.gov.in |accessdate=26 May 2019}}</ref>

In January 2020, Phule founded [[Kanshiram Bahujan Samaj Party]] (KBSP).<ref name="Patrika">{{cite news |title=सावित्रीबाई फुले ने बनाई 'कांशीराम बहुजन समाज पार्टी', लड़ेंगी दलितों, पिछड़ों और अल्पसंख्यकों के हित की लड़ाई |url=https://www.patrika.com/lucknow-news/savitribai-phule-new-party-kanshi-ram-bahujan-samaj-party-5666014/ |access-date=23 March 2021 |work=Patrika News |date=19 January 2020 |language=hindi}}</ref>

==References==
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{{16th LS members from Uttar Pradesh |state=expanded}}

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