Gayatri Devi (Bihar politician)

Gayatri Devi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Bihar. She won the Bihar Legislative Assembly election in 2015 from Parihar.[1][2]

Early life and education

Devi was born in a village Koili Bhraon of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar state. She has passed grade 9th.[3]

Personal life

Devi is the wife of former BJP MLA Ram Naresh Prasad Yadav.[4] Her husband Ram Naresh Yadav is in jail related to Sitamarhi collectorate gun firing case.[5]

Political career

In 1990 Devi joined politics. She held various positions in Sitamarhi BJP female wing. In 2015 Bihar Assembly elections she contested as BJP candidate from Parihar Vidhan Sabha constituency. She defeated her nearest rival Ramchandra Purve of RJD.[3]

References
  1. Staff, PatnaDaily. "BJP, RJD Female Legislators get into Cat Fight in Bihar Assembly - PatnaDaily". patnadaily.com. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. "Speaker calls all-party meet for smooth conduct of Assembly". intoday.in. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. (PDF). 11 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190611062648/http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/25.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "In Sitamarhi, familiar caste call resonates". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. "Court awards 10 year jail to BJP MLA, two former MPs in case related to Sitamarhi attack". The Economic Times. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2019.


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