Gayatri Devi | |
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Spouse of the 5th Prime Minister of India | |
In office 28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 | |
Preceded by | Gujraben Desai |
Succeeded by | Sonia Gandhi |
Member of 7th Lok Sabha | |
In office 18 January 1980 – 31 December 1984 | |
Preceded by | Chandan Singh |
Succeeded by | Akhtar Hasan |
Constituency | Kairana Lok Sabha constituency |
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 5 February 1969 – 23 February 1974 | |
Preceded by | M.L. Gautam |
Succeeded by | Rajendra Singh |
Constituency | Iglas |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 December 1905 Sonipat district, Haryana |
Died | 10 May 2002 |
Spouse | |
Children | 6, including Ajit Singh |
Gayatri Devi was an Indian politician and spouse of 5th Prime Minister of India Chaudhary Charan Singh. She served as Member of 7th Lok Sabha from Kairana Lok Sabha constituency[1] and Member of 5th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Iglas Assembly constituency.[2] She was only first lady MLA from Mathura.[3]