Bima Bharti
OfficeMinister of Sugarcane industries, Bihar
Term end16 Nov 2020
Term start3 June 2019
Successor 2Shankar Singh
Predecessor 2Shankar Singh
Term end 213 July 2024
Term start 2November 2005
AssemblyBihar Legislative
Office 2Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Successor 3Shankar Singh
Predecessor 3Bal Kishore Mandal
Term start 3November 2000
Term end 3February 2005
Birth date1 January 1973 (age 53)
PartyRashtriya Janata Dal (2024 – present)
Constituency 2Rupauli
SpouseAwadhesh Mandal
Constituency 3Rupauli
Other partyJanata Dal (United) (till 2024)

Bima Bharti (born 1 January 1973[1]) is an Indian politician and the former Minister of Sugarcane Industries in the Government of Bihar. She is a leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal since 2024 after leaving Janata Dal (United). She was a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly elected as the representative of the Rupauli constituency 4 times from November 2000 onward. Shankar Singh had defeated her in February 2005 but she was re-elected in October 2005.

Political career

Bima Bharti began her political career in 2000.[1] She contested as an independent candidate from the Rupauli constituency and was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly.[2] Subsequently, she became a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal.[3] In the February 2005 election, she lost the seat to Shankar Singh of the Lok Janshakti Party but in the following October election, she was able to win back the seat.[4] She subsequently quit the Rashtriya Janata Dal and joined the Janata Dal (United) before the 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.[5] She was re-elected in 2010 and again in 2015 as a member of the Janata Dal (United).[6][7] She has resigned from Janata Dal (United) and joined Rastriya Janta Dal (RJD) ahead of 2024 general election.[8]

Bima Bharti contested from Purnia Lok Sabha constituency as RJD candidate and lost to Independent Candidate Pappu Yadav.[9] She contested as RJD candidate in Rupauli constituency by poll and stood at third place.[10]

Personal life

Bharti is married to Awadhesh Mandal who was convicted of intimidation of witnesses in a murder case.[11][12] In January 2015, she helped her husband, who had multiple criminal cases against him, escape from jail.[13] Her 21-year-old son was discovered dead in August 2018.[14] Another son was beaten in 2019.[15][16] Bharati is an animal lover, in 2023, she came into limelight after she took out funeral procession of her pet dog.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Member profile - 60" (in Hindi). Bihar Vidhan Sabha. Archived 27 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "Bihar 2000". Election Commission of India. Archived 15 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Mishra, Dipak (9 February 2005). "Dons in doomsland make poll a boom-boom affair | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived 2020-04-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "Bihar 2005". Election Commission of India. Archived 15 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ "Fair sex gets unfair deal in Bihar polls | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 October 2010. Archived 2010-10-20 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ "Bihar 2010". Election Commission of India
  7. ^ "Bihar 2015". Election Commission of India. Archived 15 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ "Former JD(U) MLA Bima Bharti quits party, joins RJD ahead of Lok Sabha polls". India Today. 24 March 2024. Archived 5 February 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Lok Sabha 2024 Election results: Purnai". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived 5 February 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  10. ^ "रुपौली में बड़ा उलटफेर, निर्दलीय उम्मीदवार की जीत, बीमा भारती तीसरे नंबर पर" (in Hindi). TV9 Bharatvarsh. 13 July 2024. Archived 5 February 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  11. ^ Singh, Santosh (2016-01-19). "JD(U) MLA's husband held, supporters free him from police station". The Indian Express. Archived 14 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ^ "Bihar's biwi brigade". The Times of India. 6 October 2013. Archived 17 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Accused escapes from police station in MLA wife's vehicle". The Times of India. January 18, 2016. Archived 14 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  14. ^ Deepika (2018-08-03). "Bihar: JDU MLA Bima Bharti's son found dead on railway track in Patna". One India. Archived 14 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  15. ^ "Bihar minister's son beaten up in Madhepura district". The Times of India. November 3, 2019. Archived 26 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  16. ^ "बिहार: भरी अदालत में लेसी सिंह के पति का मर्डर, कई बार बाल-बाल बचे अवधेश मंडल, खूनी अदावत से सियासी 'कुर्सी' तक". navbharat Times. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Beema Bharti took out funeral procession of her pet dog". News18. Retrieved 7 October 2023.