Manorama Devi
PartyJanata Dal (United)
Birth placeGaya, Bihar, India
SpouseBindeshwari Prasad Yadav (Husband)
OfficeMember of Bihar Legislative Assembly
ConstituencyBelaganj
Term startNovember 2024
PredecessorSurendra Prasad Yadav
Office 1Member of the Bihar Legislative Council
Constituency 1Jehanabad & Arwal
Term start 12015
Term end 12021

Manorama Devi is an Indian politician from Bihar. She served as a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from Gaya-Jehanabad-Arwal LA for two terms.[1]

Personal life

Devi is born in Gaya, Bihar. Her husband Bindeshwari Prasad Yadav died on 23 July 2020 due to heart attack in AIIMS at Patna. She completed her M.A. in 1997 and B.A. in 1994 at MU Bodhgaya. She completed her intermediate in 1991.[2]

She was arrested by the Police in May 2016 for an alleged crime.[3]

Career

Devi served as a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from Gaya-Jehanabad-Arwal LA from 2003 to 2009 as an independent, and for a second term from 2015 to 2021 representing Janata Dal (United). She contested the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Atri Assembly constituency in Gaya district but lost on Janata Dal (United) ticket. She was defeated by Ajay Kumar Yadav of RJD by a margin of 7,931 votes.[4][5]

In 2024, she was made the candidate of Janata Dal (United) for the bypolls conducted on the Belaganj Assembly constituency of Jahanabad district. This seat was earlier held by Surendra Prasad Yadav, whose election to Lok Sabha made the seat vacant. In this election, she contested against Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and son of Surendra Prasad Yadav, Vishwanath Kumar Singh and won with a margin of 21391 votes.[6][7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Bihar Election: ये हैं बिहार चुनाव की सबसे 'दबंग' महिला प्रत्याशी, दौलत जानकर रह जाएंगे हैरान". TV9 Bharatvarsh. 14 October 2020. Archived 25 November 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Manorma Devi(Janata Dal (United)(JD(U))):Constituency- ATRI(GAYA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  3. ^ "Days after son 'shot Gaya teen dead', MLC Manorama Devi surrenders". indianexpress.com. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  4. ^ Live, A. B. P. "Atri Assembly Election Results 2020 Live Updates, Atri Assembly Election Latest News & Updates". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  5. ^ "ATRI assembly seat Election Results 2020 Live Updates: जानें, अतरी सीट के नतीजे" (in Hindi). आज तक. 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  6. ^ "Bihar bypolls: JD(U) fields former MLC Manorama Devi for Belaganj". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  7. ^ Election Commission of India (23 November 2024). "Belaganj Assembly Constituency By Poll Result 2024". Archived 25 November 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  8. ^ Deccan Herald (23 November 2024). "Bihar bypolls: JD(U)'s Manorama Devi wins Belaganj seat". Archived 25 November 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  9. ^ The Times of India (23 November 2024). "Bihar bypolls: JD(U) s Manorama Devi wins Belaganj seat". Archived 25 November 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 November 2024.