Bhagwati Devi

Bhagwati Devi
Bhagwati Devi
MP
Constituency	Gaya
Personal details
Born	6 November 1936 (age 87)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Janta Dal United
Spouse(s)	Bifai Das
Profession	Politician, Social Worker

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Bhagwati Devi (6 November 1936) was a political and social worker and a Member of Parliament elected from the Gaya district constituency in the Indian state of Bihar being a Janta Dal United candidate.^[1]

Early life[edit]

Bhagwati Devi was born on 6 November 1936 in village Mithaiya which comes under Aurangabad district in Bihar.^[1] Bhagwati is the daughter of a Musahar (literally 'rat-eater' or rat-catcher) community.

Career[edit]

She became a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1969.^[1] During 1995–96, she served as—

Member of various Committees, Bihar Legislative Assembly
Member, Committee on Electricity Board, Bihar

She was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha in 1996.^[1]

Special interests and social activities[edit]

She works towards the upliftment of the downtrodden and weaker sections of society. She has also contributed towards the welfare of women and struggle for social justice. She also devotes personal time to Satsangs.^[1]

Other information[edit]

Bhagwati participated in the freedom struggle and was imprisoned a number of times for participating in political agitations. She has held various position in Samajwadi Party and Janata Dal. She has been associated with Ram Manohar Lohia, Jayaprakash Narayan and Karpoori Thakur. Her biography titled "Dharati ki Beti" is written by Ram Pyare Singh.^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 11th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
↑ "Bhagwati Devi, Brinda Karat spar over Women's Reservation Bill : INDIASCOPE - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 9 June 1997. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

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[Lok_Sabha-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 11th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

[2] "Bhagwati Devi, Brinda Karat spar over Women's Reservation Bill : INDIASCOPE - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 9 June 1997. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

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