Constituency Nawada Name Malti Devi Spouse(s) Bhubaneshwar Prasad | Nationality Indian Party Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
Born 5 August 1968 ( 1968-08-05 ) Profession Agriculturist, Politician, Social Worker Role Former Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly Died September 6, 1999, Delhi, New Delhi Previous office Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly (1995–1998) Similar People Mulayam Singh Yadav, Dimple Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav | ||
Political party Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
Malti devi welfare society an initiative by hemant kumar thakur
Malti Devi (5 August 1968 – 6 September 1999) was a political and social worker and a Member of Parliament elected from the Nawada constituency in the Indian state of Bihar on the Rashtriya Janata Dal party ticket.
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- Malti devi welfare society an initiative by hemant kumar thakur
- Early life
- Politics and activism
- Death
- References
Early life
Malti Devi was born on 5 August 1968 in the Manglagori village in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar. She was married to Bhubaneshwar Prasad on 4 February 1984 and has two sons. She left her school education in 1980.
Politics and activism
She led the Farmers Movement and was a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist). She advocated for women, landless farmers and tribals in central and south Bihar. She lef the C.P.I. (ML) in 1995. She was a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 1995 to 1998 and was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998. She was also a member of Committee on Urban and Rural Development and its Sub-Committee-I on Urban Affairs and Employment and a member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family welfare.
Death
Devi died on 6 September 1999 at her Delhi residence.She was suffering from cancer for nearly a year according to her family sources.