{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Shambhavi Choudhary | image = Shambhavi Choudhary 2026.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|06|15}} | alma_mater = • Notre Dame Academy, Patna<br />• Lady Shri Ram College for Women(LSR) <br />• Delhi School of Economics (DSE) | birth_place = | office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | constituency = Samastipur | term_start = 4 June 2024 | predecessor = Prince Raj | successor = | party = Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) | spouse = Saayan Kunal | father = Ashok Choudhary | children = | website = | footnotes = | date = | year = | source = | relations = Kishore Kunal (father-in-law) | education = B.A. & M.A.<br>(sociology) }} '''Shambhavi Choudhary''' (born 15 June 1998) is an Indian politician from Bihar. She is a Member of Parliament from Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community and represented the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas). She is one of the youngest MPs in the 18th Lok Sabha.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Breaking News of Shambhavi Choudhary |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/topic/shambhavi-choudhary}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramashankar |date=2024-06-04 |title=NDA's Shambhavi Choudhary set to make history by becoming country's youngest MP from Bihar |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Jun/04/ndas-shambhavi-choudhary-set-to-make-history-by-becoming-countrys-youngest-mp-from-bihar |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Shambhavi is from Patna, Bihar. She is the daughter of Ashok Choudhary, who was the cabinet minister for the Building Construction Department of the Bihar government, currently cabinet minister of Rural works department of Bihar government and the National General Secretary of Janata Dal (United).<ref name=":0" />
Shambhavi was educated at Notre Dame Academy, Patna. She then completed her bachelor's degree in sociology at Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi, in 2019 and later earned her master's degree in sociology from the Delhi School of Economics in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/results-2024-who-is-shambhavi-choudhary-indias-youngest-mp-101717560072900.html|title=Results 2024: Who is Shambhavi Choudhary, India's youngest MP?|publisher=Hindustan Times|access-date=5 June 2024}}</ref>
Shambhavi married Sayan Kunal, son of Acharya Kishore Kunal, in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shambhavi-Sayan Love Story : दलित की बेटी और सवर्ण का बेटा, सगाई में पहुंचे सीएम नीतीश, अशोक चौधरी और किशोर कुणाल बने समधी |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/patna/bihar-breaking-caste-distinction-ashok-choudhary-and-kishore-kunal-became-relatives-shambhavi-sayan-love-story-will-change-in-relationship/articleshow/89665262.cms |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shambhavi Choudhary: One Of The Youngest Candidates Who One Lok Sabha Polls |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/shambhavi-choudhary-one-of-the-youngest-candidates-who-one-lok-sabha-polls-5822631 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
== Literary works == Shambhavi's book ''Bihar ke Gandhi Nitish Kumar,'' which she co authored with Ashok Choudhary was published by Prabhat Prakashan and it became a bestseller.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Choudhary |first=Ashok |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Bihar_Ke_Gandhi_Nitish_Kumar/bKkbEQAAQBAJ?hl=en |title=Bihar Ke Gandhi Nitish Kumar: Ashok Choudhary [Author]; Shambhavi Choudhary's Bestseller & Famous Book |last2=Choudhary |first2=Shambhavi |date=2024-08-22 |publisher=Prabhat Prakashan |isbn=978-93-5562-216-7 |publication-date=22 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> She also translated the Constitution of India into Maithili. On the occasion of its release in Delhi, she met the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who congratulated her on her translation and enquired about the development of her constituency.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2024 |title=Samastipur MP Shambhavi Chaudhary met PM Modi: congratulated him for the release of the Constitution in Maithili |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/samastipur/news/samastipur-mp-shambhavi-choudhary-met-the-prime-minister-134037186.html |access-date=14 July 2025 |website=Dainik Bhaskar}}</ref>
== Political career == Shambhavi has been elected as a Member of Parliament from Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 Indian general election in Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Samastipur Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Lok Sabha Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MP, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/samastipur-election-result-2024-live-updates-highlights-lok-sabha-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mp-margin-8918435.html |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> It has four Vidhana Sabha segments in Samastipur district and two in Darbhanga district. She polled 579,786 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Sunny Hazari of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 187,251 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Samastipur, Bihar Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: Shambhavi Secures the Seat by 187251 Votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha/story/samastipur-bihar-lok-sabha-election-results-2024-live-updates-clse-2547654-2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Samastipur Election Result 2024 Live Updates: LJPRV's Shambhavi Has Won This Lok Sabha Seat |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/samastipur-election-result-2024-live-updates-counting-of-votes-bihar-lok-sabha-seat-latest-news |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref>
In February 2025, she met home minister Amit Shah, along with her husband, a social worker, and discussed about development issues of her constituency.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=अमित शाह से मिलीं समस्तीपुर की सांसद शांभवी चौधरी, पति सायन कुणाल भी रहे साथ |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/samastipur-mp-shambhavi-chaudhary-met-amit-shah-husband-sayan-kunal-also-accompanied-him-201738666912868.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213223941/https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/samastipur-mp-shambhavi-chaudhary-met-amit-shah-husband-sayan-kunal-also-accompanied-him-201738666912868.html |archive-date=2025-02-13 |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=www.livehindustan.com |language=hi-IN}}</ref>
== Social works == Choudhary oversees Gyan Niketan School, a school in Patna that actively supports female education.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-15 |title=Shambhavi Choudhary: One Of The Youngest Candidates Who One Lok Sabha Polls |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/shambhavi-choudhary-one-of-the-youngest-candidates-who-one-lok-sabha-polls-5822631|access-date=2024-06-15|website=NDTV |language=en}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
{{18th Lok Sabha members from Bihar}}
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