Shanti Devi (politician)

Shanti Devi
Shanti Devi
Member of the 6th Lok Sabha for Sambhal
	In office; 1977–1980
Succeeded by	Bijendra Pal Singh
Member of the 8th Lok Sabha for Sambhal
	In office; 1984–1989
Preceded by	Bijendra Pal Singh
Succeeded by	Shripal Singh Yadav
Personal details
Born	30 January 1937 (age 87); Jarif Nagar, Badaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Indian National Congress (Indira)
Other political; affiliations	Janata Party (Secular); Bharatiya Lok Dal;

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Shanti Devi (born 1937) is an Indian former politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh. She has twice represented Sambhal in the Lok Sabha and has been a member of both houses of the Uttar Pradesh legislature.

Early life[edit]

Shanti Devi is the daughter of Chaudhary Badan Singh Yadav and was born on 30 January 1937 at Jarif Nagar of Badaun district. She was educated till matriculation level.^[1]

Career[edit]

From 1962 to 1968, Devi was a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. She was elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1974.^[1] Three years later, she stood for and won the 1977 Indian general election from Sambhal as a member of the Bharatiya Lok Dal, obtaining 64.29% of the total votes polled. In the next general election she joined the Janata Party (Secular) but lost to Bijendra Pal Singh of Indian National Congress (Indira) (INC (I)).^[2]

For the 1984 Indian general election Devi switched to INC (I) and won the seat, receiving 36.46% votes. After finishing her term of five years she stood for re-election from Sambhal but lost to S.P. Yadav of Janata Dal. She secured 39.28% votes and finished in the second place.^[2]

Personal life[edit]

Devi has four sons from her marriage to Chaudhary Jagannath Singh Yadav.^[1]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Members Bioprofile: Shanti Devi, Shrimati". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Sambal Partywise Comparison". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[LS-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Members Bioprofile: Shanti Devi, Shrimati". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

[ECI-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Sambal Partywise Comparison". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

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