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Constituency
  
Name
  
Bhagwati Devi

Spouse(s)
  
Bifai Das

Political party
  
Janta Dal United

Nationality
  
Indian


Bhagwati Devi Sindhudurg Sri BHAGWATI Devi Mandir MUNGE Devgad Munage Deulwadi

Born
  
6 November 1936 (
1936-11-06
)

Profession
  
Politician, Social Worker

Bhagwati stuti jai bhagwati devi with lyrics


Bhagwati Devi (6 November 1936) is 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.

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Jai Bhagwati Devi Namoh Varde Vaishno Devi Aarti


Early life

Bhagwati Devi was born on 6 November 1936 in village Mithaiya which comes under Aurangabad district in Bihar. Bhagwati is the daughter of a Mushahar (rat-catcher), and herself worked as a stone quarry worker. Her sons are farm labourers and she is truly a representative of her people in a thriving democracy. She married Bifai Das and has three sons and a daughter.

Career

She became a Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1969. 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.

    Special interests and social activities

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

    Other information

    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.

    References

    Bhagwati Devi Wikipedia