Name of Member: Smt. Bhagwati Devi
Political Party: Rashtriya Janata Dal
Constituency & State: Gaya-SC (Bihar)
Lok Sabha Experience: 11
Member of Parliament
XI LOK SABHA
BHAGWATI DEVI, SMT JANATA DAL - GAYA (SC) (BIHAR)
Father's Name : Late Shri Ramdhani Das
Date of Birth : 6 November 1936
Place of Birth : Vill. Mithaiya in Distt. Aurangabad (Bihar)
Marital Status : Widow
Spouse's Name : Late Shri Bifai Das
Children : Three sons and one daughter
Profession : Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address :
Barachatti, Distt. Gaya-823001 (Bihar)
Tel. (06323) 5584
Positions Held :
1969-73, 1977-80 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly
and 1995-96
Member of various Committees, Bihar Legislative Assembly
Member, Committee on Electricity Board, Bihar
1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
Social and Cultural Activities :
Upliftment of the downtrodden and weaker sections of the society;
welfare of women and struggle for social justice
Special Interests :
Social service, awareness among the poor people and participation
in satsang
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Satsang
Other Information :
Participated in the freedom struggle; imprisoned number of times
for participating in political agitations; held various posts in
Samajwadi Party and Janata Dal. Associated with Ram Manohar
Lohia, Jayaprakash Narayan and Karpoori Thakur, Her biography
titled "Dharati ki Beti" is written by Ram Pyare Singh
Election result of :
Gaya-SC Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 10,65,862
Total votes polled 6,38,012
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Smt. Bhagwati Devi (J.D.) 2,94,084
(2) Shri Krishan Kumar Choudhary (B.J.P.) 2,34,461
(3) Shri Ram Swaroop Ram (I.N.C.) 78,347
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