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Imarti Devi Minister of Women and Child Development, Madhya Pradesh Government In office July 2020 – November 2020 Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan In office December 2018 – March 2020 Chief Minister Kamal Nath Preceded by Archana Chitnis Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly In office 2008 – November 2020 Preceded by Narottam Mishra Succeeded by Suresh Raje Constituency Dabra Personal details Born (1975-04-14) 14 April 1975 (age 51) Charbara, Madhya Pradesh, India Party Bharatiya Janata Party Spouse Puran Singh Suman Parent Shri Ram Singh Education HSC Profession Politician, Agriculturist As of 23 July, 2018 Source: ["Biography" (PDF). Vidhan Sabha, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.]

**Imarti Devi** (born 14 April 1975) is an Indian politician and a member of the [Bharatiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party). She had served as [Minister of Women and Child Development](/source/Minister_of_Women_and_Child_Development) in [Madhya Pradesh Government](/source/Government_of_Madhya_Pradesh), first in Kamal Nath's Congress government from December 2018 to March 2020, and later under Shivraj Chauhan's BJP government from July 2020 to November 2020.[1] She lost the [2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections](/source/2020_Madhya_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_by-elections) from Dabra against the Suresh Raje of [Indian National Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress).[2][3][4]

## Political career

She started her political career by becoming the Sr. Vice-President of District IYC, Gwalior in 1997.

During 2004–2009 she was a member of District Panchayat, Gwalior and is the chairperson of Block Congress Dabra since 2005. She was elected to [Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly](/source/Madhya_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly) for the first time in [2008](/source/2008_Madhya_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election). She subsequently got re-elected in 2013 assembly elections.

In December 2018, She was inducted into the [Kamal Nath cabinet](/source/Kamal_Nath_ministry) as Public Health and Family Welfare of [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh). During [2020 Madhya Pradesh political crisis](/source/2020_Madhya_Pradesh_political_crisis), She supported senior Congress leader [Jyotiraditya Scindia](/source/Jyotiraditya_Scindia) and was one of the 22 MLAs who resigned.[5][6]

## Personal life

She is married to Puran Singh Suman and has one daughter.[7]

## Legal Affairs

In November 2016, Gwalior sessions court had ordered to book Imarti Devi, as she was accused of harassing her nephew's wife for dowry. Later on the proceedings were stayed by the High Court and finally she was acquitted from all the charges.[8]

## See also

- [Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly](/source/Madhya_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly)

- [2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election](/source/2013_Madhya_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election)

- [2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election](/source/2008_Madhya_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Rahul Noronha (29 December 2018). ["Madhya Pradesh ministers get portfolios, Bala Bachchan gets home, Bhanot finance"](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/madhya-pradesh-ministers-get-portfolios-kamal-nath-keeps-lion-s-share-1419288-2018-12-28). *India Today*. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Madhya Pradesh: Imarti Devi among 3 ministers to lose | Bhopal News – Times of India"](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/madhya-pradesh-imarti-devi-among-3-ministers-to-lose/articleshow/79162101.cms). *The Times of India*. TNN. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-इमरती_देवी:_पॉलिटिक्स_में_एंट्री_के_साथ_ही_बनीं_सिंधिया_की_करीबी,_यह_हार_चुभेगी_3-0)** ["इमरती देवी: पॉलिटिक्स में एंट्री के साथ ही बनीं सिंधिया की करीबी, यह हार चुभेगी"](https://web.archive.org/web/20250228123458/https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/madhya-pradesh-chhattisgarh/who-is-imarti-devi-how-she-can-become-jyotiraditya-scindia-favourite-dvmp/772027). Zee News Hindi. 12 November 2020. Archived from [the original](https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/madhya-pradesh-chhattisgarh/who-is-imarti-devi-how-she-can-become-jyotiraditya-scindia-favourite-dvmp/772027) on 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-I_have_not_lost,_have_just_not_won_a_seat:_Imarti_Devi_4-0)** ["I have not lost, have just not won a seat: Imarti Devi"](https://web.archive.org/web/20250228123518/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/i-have-not-lost-have-just-not-won-a-seat-imarti-devi/videoshow/79178216.cms). The Times of India. 11 November 2020. Archived from [the original](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/i-have-not-lost-have-just-not-won-a-seat-imarti-devi/videoshow/79178216.cms) on 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Jyotiraditya Scindia resigns from Congress, more than 20 party MLAs quit"](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jyotiraditya-scindia-resigns-from-congress/articleshow/74561583.cms). *The Economic Times*. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["22 rebel Cong MLAs, whose resignation led to fall of Kamal Nath govt, join BJP"](https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/22-rebel-cong-mlas-whose-resignation-led-to-fall-of-kamal-nath-govt-join-bjp-11584797981690.html). Live Mint.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["In Midst of Fresh Row, Imarti Devi Was Once a Farm Labourer Who Moved Up the Ranks with Scindia"](https://www.news18.com/news/politics/imarti-devi-the-mp-leader-in-midst-of-verbel-duel-between-cong-and-bjp-was-once-a-farm-labourer-who-moved-up-the-ranks-with-jyotiraditya-scindia-2980904.html). *News18*. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Staff Reporter (24 November 2016). ["Bhopal: Gwalior session court orders to book Congress MLA Imarti Devi"](http://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-gwalior-session-court-orders-to-book-congress-mla-imarti-devi/976980). Bhopal: The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 23 July 2018.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

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