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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{short description|Indian politician (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Annpurna Devi
| name               = Annapurna Devi
| image =
| image              = Annpurna Devi Minister (cropped).jpg
| caption =  
| image_size          = 220px
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|2|2|df=yes}}
| caption             = Official portrait, 2021
| birth_place = Ajmeri, [[Bihar]], India (present-day [[Jharkhand]])
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1970|02|02|df=yes}}
| residence = [[Kodarma]], Jharkhand, India
| birth_place         = [[Ajmeri]], [[Bihar]], India<br>(present-day [[Jharkhand]])
| death_date =  
| residence           = {{ubl|11, Teen Murti Lane, [[New Delhi]]}}
| death_place =
| death_date         =  
| office              = [[Ministry of Education (India)|Minister of State for Education]]
| death_place         =  
| term_start          = 7 July 2021 <br/> Serving along with [[Subhas Sarkar|Dr. Subhas Sarkar]] and [[Rajkumar Ranjan Singh]]
| office              = [[Ministry of Women and Child Development|Union Minister of Women & Child Development]]
| predecessor        = [[Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre]]
| president          = [[Droupadi Murmu]]
| term_start          = 10 June 2024
| predecessor        = [[Smriti Zubin Irani]]
| primeminister      = [[Narendra Modi]]
| primeminister      = [[Narendra Modi]]
| minister            = [[Dharmendra Pradhan]]
| minister1          = [[Dharmendra Pradhan]]
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| office1            = [[Minister of Education (India)|Union Minister of State for Education]]
| constituency3 = [[Kodarma (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kodarma]]
| term_start1        = 7 July 2021
| term_start3 = 23 May 2019
| term_end1          = 10 June 2024
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1        = [[Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre]]
|predecessor3 = [[Ravindra Kumar Ray]]
| successor1          = [[Sukanta Majumdar]]<br>[[Jayant Chaudhary]]
|successor3 =
| primeminister1      = Narendra Modi
| office4 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]]  
| office3             = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency4 = [[Kodarma (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
| constituency3       = [[Kodarma (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kodarma, Jharkhand]]
| term4 = 1998–2014
| term_start3         = 23 May 2019
| predecessor4 = [[Ramesh Prasad Yadav]]
| term_end3          =  
| successor4 = [[Neera Yadav (politician)|Neera Yadav]]
| predecessor3       = [[Ravindra Kumar Ray]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| successor3         =  
| otherparty = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| office4             = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]
| alma_mater = PG at [[Ranchi University]]
| constituency4       = [[Kodarma (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kodarma]]
| spouse = [[Ramesh Prasad Yadav]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/jharkhand/kodarma/news/politics-was-inherited-in-1998-after-husband39s-death-032512-4193827.html|title=पति की मृत्यु के बाद 1998 में विरासत में मिली थी राजनीति|website=www.bhaskar.com}}</ref>
| term4               = 1998–2014
| children =
| predecessor4       = [[Ramesh Prasad Yadav (Indian politician)|Ramesh Prasad Yadav]]
| website =  
| successor4         = [[Neera Yadav (politician)|Neera Yadav]]
| footnotes =  
| party               = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| date =
| otherparty         = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| year =
| alma_mater         = [[Ranchi University]] ([[Post Graduate|PG]])
| source = http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5116
| spouse             = {{marriage|Ramesh Prasad Yadav|1993|1998|end=died}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/jharkhand/kodarma/news/politics-was-inherited-in-1998-after-husband39s-death-032512-4193827.html|title=पति की मृत्यु के बाद 1998 में विरासत में मिली थी राजनीति|website=www.bhaskar.com|language=hi}}</ref>
| children           = 3
| website             =  
| footnotes           =  
| date               =  
| year               =  
| source             = https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5116?from=members
}}
}}


'''Annpurna Devi Yadav''' (born 2 February 1970) is an Indian politician, who is the current [[Ministry of Education|Minister of State for Education]] in the [[Second Modi ministry]].<ref name="indiatoday.in">{{Cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/narendra-modi-cabinet-2-0-full-list-of-union-ministers-profiles-portfolios-all-you-need-to-know-1539036-2019-05-31 |title = Narendra Modi Cabinet 2.0: Full list of Union ministers, profiles, portfolios, all you need to know}}</ref> She is also a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] in [[Lok Sabha]] (lower house of the [[Parliament of India]]) from [[Kodarma (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kodarma]], [[Jharkhand]] in which she won the [[2019 Indian general election]] as member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/bjp-ajsu-party-alliance-wins-12-of-14-seats-in-jharkhand/articleshow/69480033.cms | title=BJP-AJSU Party alliance wins 12 of 14 seats in Jharkhand | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=24 May 2019 | access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref> She is also one of the National Vice Presidents of BJP. Previously, she was elected to the [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]], from [[Kodarma (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] as a member of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}
'''Annapurna Devi Yadav'''<ref name= TheTelegraph>{{Cite web|url= https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/jharkhand/union-minister-annapurna-devi-gets-grand-welcome-in-tribal-belt-of-state/cid/1826811|title = Union minister Annapurna Devi gets grand welcome in tribal belt of state Hailing from the Yadav community, the Koderma MP lauds the present govt for being all inclusive}}</ref> (born 2 February 1970; {{IPA|hi|ən̪ːəpuːɾɳaː d̪eːʋiː jaːd̪əʋ}}) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 5th [[Ministry of Women and Child Development|Minister of Women and Child Development]] since 2024.<ref name="indiatoday.in">{{Cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/narendra-modi-cabinet-2-0-full-list-of-union-ministers-profiles-portfolios-all-you-need-to-know-1539036-2019-05-31 |title = Narendra Modi Cabinet 2.0: Full list of Union ministers, profiles, portfolios, all you need to know| date=31 May 2019 }}</ref> She is also a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] in [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Kodarma (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kodarma]], [[Jharkhand]] in which she won the [[2019 Indian general election]] as member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/bjp-ajsu-party-alliance-wins-12-of-14-seats-in-jharkhand/articleshow/69480033.cms | title=BJP-AJSU Party alliance wins 12 of 14 seats in Jharkhand | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=24 May 2019 | access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref> She is also one of the National Vice Presidents of BJP. Previously, she was elected to the [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]], from [[Kodarma (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] as a member of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-11 |title=Who is Annapurna Devi, the Jharkhand MP who replaced Smriti Irani as the women and child minister? |url=https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/annapurna-devi-jharkhand-mp-women-and-child-minister-smriti-irani-13781079.html |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref>
 
Devi became a union minister in [[Third Modi ministry|PM Modi's cabinet]], she won the [[2024 Indian general election|Lok Sabha Election 2024]] from Kodarma constituency of Jharkhand.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Annapurna Devi became a minister in Modi cabinet, has been elected as MP from Koderma |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/ranchi/koderma-bjp-mp-annapurna-devi-minister-again-in-pm-narendra-modi-cabinet-mtj |access-date=28 June 2024 |work=Prabhat Khabar}}</ref>
 
'''Union minister (Positions held):'''
Annpurna Devi has held various significant positions throughout her political career. Since 10 June 2024, she has been serving as the Union Cabinet Minister of Women and Child Development. She was elected to the [[18th Lok Sabha]] in June 2024. From 7 July 2021, she has served as the Union Minister of State for Education. Additionally, she is a Member of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
 
Previously, she was a Member of the Committee on Empowerment of Women (9 October 2019 - 7 July 2021) and a Member of the Standing Committee on Industry (13 September 2019 - 7 July 2021). In May 2019, she was elected to the [[17th Lok Sabha]].
 
At the state level, she served as the Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of Irrigation, Women & Child Welfare, and Registration in the [[Government of Jharkhand]] (2012 - 2014). From 2005 to 2009, she chaired the Committee on Women & Child Welfare in the [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]] and served as a Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly for two terms (2005 - 2014). Earlier, she was the Minister of State for the Ministry of Mines and Geology, [[Government of Bihar]], in 2000 and a Member of the Bihar/Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2005 and the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from 1998 to 2000.
 
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sansad.in/ls/members/biographyM/5116?from=members |title=Profile: Annpurna Devi |accessdate=2024-12-10}}</ref>
 
==See also==
* [[Third Modi ministry]]


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5116 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
*[https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5116?from=members Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
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Latest revision as of 23:00, 16 February 2026


Annapurna Devi
Official portrait, 2021
Union Minister of Women & Child Development
Assumed office
10 June 2024
PresidentDroupadi Murmu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded bySmriti Zubin Irani
Union Minister of State for Education
In office
7 July 2021 – 10 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterDharmendra Pradhan
Preceded bySanjay Shamrao Dhotre
Succeeded bySukanta Majumdar
Jayant Chaudhary
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byRavindra Kumar Ray
ConstituencyKodarma, Jharkhand
Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office
1998–2014
Preceded byRamesh Prasad Yadav
Succeeded byNeera Yadav
ConstituencyKodarma
Personal details
Born (1970-02-02) 2 February 1970 (age 56)
Ajmeri, Bihar, India
(present-day Jharkhand)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Spouse(s)
Ramesh Prasad Yadav
(
m. 1993; died 1998)
[1]
Children3
Residence
Alma materRanchi University (PG)

Annapurna Devi Yadav[2] (born 2 February 1970; hi) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 5th Minister of Women and Child Development since 2024.[3] She is also a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha from Kodarma, Jharkhand in which she won the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[4] She is also one of the National Vice Presidents of BJP. Previously, she was elected to the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, from Kodarma (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal.[5]

Devi became a union minister in PM Modi's cabinet, she won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 from Kodarma constituency of Jharkhand.[6]

Union minister (Positions held): Annpurna Devi has held various significant positions throughout her political career. Since 10 June 2024, she has been serving as the Union Cabinet Minister of Women and Child Development. She was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha in June 2024. From 7 July 2021, she has served as the Union Minister of State for Education. Additionally, she is a Member of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

Previously, she was a Member of the Committee on Empowerment of Women (9 October 2019 - 7 July 2021) and a Member of the Standing Committee on Industry (13 September 2019 - 7 July 2021). In May 2019, she was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha.

At the state level, she served as the Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of Irrigation, Women & Child Welfare, and Registration in the Government of Jharkhand (2012 - 2014). From 2005 to 2009, she chaired the Committee on Women & Child Welfare in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly and served as a Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly for two terms (2005 - 2014). Earlier, she was the Minister of State for the Ministry of Mines and Geology, Government of Bihar, in 2000 and a Member of the Bihar/Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2005 and the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 1998 to 2000.

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  1. "पति की मृत्यु के बाद 1998 में विरासत में मिली थी राजनीति". www.bhaskar.com (in हिन्दी).
  2. "Union minister Annapurna Devi gets grand welcome in tribal belt of state Hailing from the Yadav community, the Koderma MP lauds the present govt for being all inclusive".
  3. "Narendra Modi Cabinet 2.0: Full list of Union ministers, profiles, portfolios, all you need to know". 31 May 2019.
  4. "BJP-AJSU Party alliance wins 12 of 14 seats in Jharkhand". The Economic Times. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  5. "Who is Annapurna Devi, the Jharkhand MP who replaced Smriti Irani as the women and child minister?". Firstpost. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  6. "Annapurna Devi became a minister in Modi cabinet, has been elected as MP from Koderma". Prabhat Khabar. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  7. "Profile: Annpurna Devi". Retrieved 10 December 2024.

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