Bhagwati Devi (6 November 1936 – 21 July 2003) was an Indian politician and social worker who served as Member of Parliament in the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is Bicameralism, bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by a ...

from

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. She was also elected to the

Bihar Legislative Assembly The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature of the state of Bihar in India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is ...

for four times between 1969 and 2000 from Barachatti. She was known for her contributions to the upliftment of marginalised communities and womens.

Early life

Bhagwati Devi was born on 6 November 1936 in village Mithaiya which comes under

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district in Bihar.

Career

She became a Member of the

in 1969 from Barchatti. During 1995–96, she served as— * Member of various Committees, Bihar Legislative Assembly * Member, Committee on Electricity Board, Bihar She was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha in 1996.

Special Interests And Social Activities

She works towards the upliftment of the downtrodden and weaker sections of society. She has also contributed towards the welfare of women and struggle for social justice. She also devotes personal time to Satsangs.

Other information

Bhagwati participated in the freedom struggle and was imprisoned a number of times for participating in political agitations. She has held various position in

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and Janata Dal. She has been associated with

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and

Karpoori Thakur Karpoori Thakur (24 January 1924 – 17 February 1988) was an Indian politician who served two terms as the 11th Chief Minister of Bihar, first from December 1970 to June 1971, and then from June 1977 to April 1979. He was popularly known as Ja ...

. Her biography titled "Dharati ki Beti" is written by Ram Pyare Singh. Devi died on 21 July 2003, at the age of 67.https://indiankanoon.org/doc/313675/

References

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