Veena Devi
Veena Devi | |
|---|---|
 Veena Devi in Juloos 2010 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Rama Kishore Singh |
| Constituency | Vaishali |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2010–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Maheshwar Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Maheshawar Yadav |
| Constituency | Gaighat |
| Deputy Chairperson, District Councils of India | |
| In office 2006–2010 | |
| Constituency | Muzaffarpur |
| Chairperson, District Councils of India | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Constituency | Muzaffarpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1967 |
| Political party | Lok Janshakti Party |
| Spouse | Dinesh Prasad Singh |
| Residence(s) | Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India |
Veena Devi (born 22 April 1967) is an Indian politician and the current Member of parliament from Vaishali. She is a former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Gaighat constituency. In the 2019 Indian general election, she contested from Vaishali with Lok Janshakti Party and defeated Raghuvansh Prasad Singh.[1]
Early life
Devi was born on 22 April 1967 and is from Andama village in Darbhanga.[2][3] Her husband, Dinesh Prasad Singh is the MLC from Muzaffarpur.[4][5]
She became an MLA in the Vidhan Sabha election in 2010 in Gaighat with BJP. She had contested the 2010 Vidhan Sabha elections from Ghaighat Seat on the BJP ticket. She was ex Chairperson from Muzaffarpur.[6][7] She became the chairperson of Muzaffarpur District in 2001 and the deputy chairperson in 2006.
See also
References
- ^ Kumar, Abhay (24 March 2019). "For Bihar NDA, blood is thicker than sweat". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "VEENA DEVI (Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- Gaighat(MUZAFFARPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ Jamal, Khwaja (21 October 2010). "Hiccup for BJP ahead of election - Party nominee brother caught bribing voters". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Newly born grandson of JD(U) MLC and BJP MLA kidnapped in Bihar". Daily News and Analysis. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Assembly Election Result 2016, Assembly Election Schedule Candidate List, Assembly Election Opinion/Exit Poll Latest News 2016".
- ^ http://210.212.18.115/pdf/Result%20-%20MLC%20Election.pdf