Gayatri Devi (Uttar Pradesh politician)

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Charan Singh
(m. 1925)
Gayatri Devi
Spouse of the 6th Prime Minister of India
In office
28 July 1979 14 January 1980
Children6, including Ajit Singh

Gayatri Devi was an Indian politician and spouse of Charan Singh who served as Member of 7th Lok Sabha from Kairana Lok Sabha constituency [1] and Member of 5th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Iglas Assembly constituency. [2] She was only first lady MLA from Mathura. [3]

Personal life

She was born on 5 December 1905 at Garhi kundal village in Sonipat district, Haryana. [4] She died on 10 May 2002 [5] after a prolonged illness. [6] She married Charan Singh, Prime Minister of India on 5 June 1925. [7]

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