Veena Devi
Veena Devi | |
|---|---|
District Councils of India | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| District | Muzaffarpur |
| 3rd Parliamentary Chairperson of the Lok Janshakti Party | |
| In office 2 September 2021 – 5 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Chirag Kumar Paswan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1967 |
| Political party | Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India |
Veena Devi (born 22 April 1967) is an Indian politician and the current
Gaighat constituency. In the 2019 Indian general election, she contested from Vaishali with Lok Janshakti Party and defeated Raghuvansh Prasad Singh.[1]
Political career
On 2 September 2021, she became the parliamentary chairperson of Lok Janshakti Party replacing Chirag Kumar Paswan.[2][3]
Early life
Devi was born on 22 April 1967 in Darbhanga, Bihar, to Upendra Prasad Singh and Sabujkala Devi. She is a matriculate.[4] She married Dinesh Prasad Singh, who is the MLC from Muzaffarpur, on 27 April 1984.[4][5][6] They have two sons and two daughters.[4] She lives in Dauadpur village.[7]
She became an MLA in the Vidhan Sabha election in 2010 in
Gaighat with BJP. She had contested the 2010 Vidhan Sabha elections from Ghaighat Seat on the BJP ticket. She was ex Chairperson from Muzaffarpur.[8][9] She became the chairperson of Muzaffarpur district
in 2001 and the deputy chairperson in 2006.
See also
- Caste politics in India
References
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- ^ Chandra, Vyas (2 September 2021). "Bihar Politics: बिहार में चिराग को नया झटका, वैशाली की सांसद वीणा देवी बनीं LJP पारस गुट संसदीय बोर्ड की अध्यक्ष". Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Kamal, Neel (2 September 2021). "पशुपति पारस ने भतीजे को दिया एक और झटका, LJP के एक और अहम पद से चिराग पासवान की छुट्टी". News18 Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ Jamal, Khwaja (21 October 2010). "Hiccup for BJP ahead of election - Party nominee brother caught bribing voters". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Newly born grandson of JD(U) MLC and BJP MLA kidnapped in Bihar". Daily News and Analysis. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "VEENA DEVI (Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Gaighat(MUZAFFARPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Assembly Election Result 2016, Assembly Election Schedule Candidate List, Assembly Election Opinion/Exit Poll Latest News 2016". infoelections.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Member of Parliament - Devi Smt. Veena". Retrieved 11 August 2023.