Name Malti Devi Spouse(s) Bhubaneshwar Prasad | Nationality Indian | |
Born 5 August 1968 ( 1968-08-05 ) Died September 6, 1999, Delhi, New Delhi Similar People Mulayam Singh Yadav, Dimple Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav | ||
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.