Biographical Sketch
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, 1977-80Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly
and 1995-96
Member of various Committees, Bihar Legislative Assembly
Member, Committee on Electricity Board, Bihar
1996Elected 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 electorate10,65,862
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