Diva Hadamira Gastélum Bajo (born 30 July 1961) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the

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(PRI). She has served in both chambers of

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: in the 2009 mid-terms she was elected to the

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to represent

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during the

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, and in the 2012 general election she was elected to the

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as a national-list senator, where she served during the 62nd and 63rd Congresses.

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1961 births Living people Women members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) People from Guasave Autonomous University of Sinaloa alumni Members of the Congress of Sinaloa 20th-century Mexican politicians 20th-century Mexican women politicians 21st-century Mexican politicians 21st-century Mexican women politicians {{Mexico-deputy-InstitutionalRevolutionary-1960s-stub