Rabri Devi

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Lalu Prasad Yadav
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(m. 1973)​
Rabri Devi Yadav
Rabri Devi presenting a cheque for Rs. 10 crore on behalf of the State Government to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh for the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, in New Delhi on January 04, 2005 (cropped).jpg
Devi in 2005
Leader of the Opposition
Bihar Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 February 2024
Relations Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (son-in-law)
Chiranjeev Rao (son-in-law)
Sadhu Yadav (brother)
Subhash Prasad Yadav (brother)
Children9 (including Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav and Misa Bharti)
Residence(s)Hawai Adda, Patna, Bihar, India
Website rjd.co.in/smt-rabri-devi/

Rabri Devi Yadav (also spelled as Raabri), (born 1 January 1955) is an Indian politician who formerly served 3 terms as the Chief Minister of Bihar, the first and only woman till date to have held the office. She is a Member (MLC) of Bihar Legislative Council and she currently serving as the Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Legislative Council.

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She is married to Indian politician Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1997). Yadav previously served as a Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly (MLA) and she formerly served as the Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Early life

Devi was born on 1 January 1955 in Salar Kalan village near Mirganj of Gopalganj district, Bihar. Her parents are Shiv Prasad Chaudhary and Maharjia Devi. [1] She is named after an Indian sweet as per a custom in her family. Her 3 sisters are similarly named Jalebi, Rasgulla and Paan. [2]

Prabhunath Yadav, Subhash Prasad Yadav and Sadhu Yadav are her three real brothers.

Political career

Devi became the first female Chief Minister of Bihar on 25 July 1997, after her husband, Lalu Prasad Yadav, was forced to resign following the arrest warrant issued against him in corruption charges relating to the Fodder scam ('Chaara Ghotala' , as known locally) She went on to rule the state till 2005. [3] [4]

Bihar CM Devi presents Rs.10 crore cheque to Prime Minister of the time ,Manmohan Singh for the national relief fund Rabri Devi presenting a cheque for Rs. 10 crore on behalf of the State Government to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh for the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, in New Delhi on January 04, 2005.jpg
Bihar CM Devi presents Rs.10 crore cheque to Prime Minister of the time ,Manmohan Singh for the national relief fund

Devi was elected thrice to Bihar Vidhan Sabha from Raghopur seat. In 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Devi contested from two seats: Raghopur and Sonpur assembly seats, but lost both in an election where the Rashtriya Janata Dal faced defeat, winning only 22 seats. [5] [6]

She contested from Saran in 2014 Lok Sabha election but lost to Rajiv Pratap Rudy of BJP. [7]

Rabri Devi were elected unopposed to the Legislative Council. [8]

Criticism

Devi's appointment as the Chief Minister of Bihar is considered one of the most unexpected and awkward decisions [4] in Indian political history, as she was a traditional housewife and had no interest nor any prior experience in politics. [3] She came under severe satirical criticism and stiff opposition, because of her illiteracy [9] [10] and inexperience. [11]

Personal life and family

Devi married Lalu Prasad Yadav on 1 June 1973 at the age of 17 years, in an arranged marriage, and they went on to have seven daughters and then 2 sons. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Note: Rahul Yadav is son of Jitendra Yadav, former MLC from the Samajwadi Party. Jitendra is the nephew of former MP D. P. Yadav.

Positions held

Rabri Devi Yadav has been elected 3 times as MLA and 4 times as MLC

#FromToPositionParty
1.19972000 RJD
2.20002005 RJD
3.Feb 2005Oct 2005 RJD
4.20052010 RJD
5.20122018 RJD
6.20182024 RJD
7.2024Present RJD

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