Malti Devi

Malti Devi
Malti Devi
MP
Constituency	Nawada
Personal details
Born	5 August 1968
Died	6 September 1999 (aged 31)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Rashtriya Janata Dal
Spouse	Bhubaneshwar Prasad
Profession	Agriculturist, Politician, Social Worker

Malti Devi (5 August 1968 – 6 September 1999) was a political and social worker and a Member of Parliament elected from the Nawada constituency in the Indian state of Bihar on the Rashtriya Janata Dal party ticket.^[1]

Early life

Malti Devi was born on 5 August 1968 in the Manglagori village in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar. She was married to Bhubaneshwar Prasad on 4 February 1984 and has two sons. She left her school education in 1980.^[1]^{[dubious – discuss]}

Politics and activism

She led the Farmers Movement and was a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist).^[1] She advocated for women,^[1] landless farmers and tribals in central and south Bihar. She left the C.P.I. (ML) in 1995. She was a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 1995 to 1998 and was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998. She was also a member of Committee on Urban and Rural Development and its Sub-Committee-I on Urban Affairs and Employment and a member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family welfare.^[1]

Death

Devi died on 6 September 1999 at her Delhi residence due to cancer.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
^ "Lok Sabha Proceedings". Parliament of India. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

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[Lok_Sabha-1] "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

[Parliament-2] "Lok Sabha Proceedings". Parliament of India. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

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