Wikipedia
Annpurna Devi
Annpurna Devi Yadav (born 2 February 1970) is an Indian politician, who is the current Minister of State for Education in the Second Modi ministry.[2] She is also a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament of India) from Kodarma, Jharkhand in which she won the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3] She is also one of the National Vice Presidents of BJP. Previously, she was elected to the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, from Kodarma (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal.[citation needed]
Annpurna Devi | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Education | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2021 Serving along with Dr. Subhas Sarkar and Rajkumar Ranjan Singh | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Preceded by | Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ravindra Kumar Ray |
| Constituency | Kodarma |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1998–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Prasad Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Neera Yadav |
| Constituency | Kodarma (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1970 Ajmeri, Bihar, India (present-day Jharkhand) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Spouse | Ramesh Prasad Yadav[1] |
| Residence(s) | Kodarma, Jharkhand, India |
| Alma mater | PG at Ranchi University |
| Source: [1] | |
References edit
- ^ "पति की मृत्यु के बाद 1998 में विरासत में मिली थी राजनीति". www.bhaskar.com (in Hindi).
- ^ "Narendra Modi Cabinet 2.0: Full list of Union ministers, profiles, portfolios, all you need to know".
- ^ "BJP-AJSU Party alliance wins 12 of 14 seats in Jharkhand". The Economic Times. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
External links edit
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website