Jyotsana Srivastava (born 2 May 1937) is an Indian politician and former member of

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representing

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four times. She was the wife of veteran BJP leader

Harish Chandra Srivastava Harish Chandra Srivastava (21 February 1925 – 18 January 2015), fondly called ''Harish Ji'', was an Indian politician and former Minister of Social Justice and Finance in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He was elected to Uttar Pradesh Legisl ...

. In 1986, she completed a doctorate from

Kashi Vidyapeeth Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith is a public university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Established on 10 February 1921 as Kashi Vidyapith and later renamed, it is administered under the state legislature of the government of Uttar Pra ...

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. She also works as teacher of agriculture in a college. She wrote and published some books like ''Economical History of England'', ''Political and Economical Views of Rashtra Ratna Shiv Prasad Gupta'' etc. She belongs to the

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community. She also participated in all movements of party.

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