Sumitra Devi (politician)

Not to be confused with Sumitra Devi Kasdekar.

Sumitra Devi
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
1972–1980
ConstituencyArrah
In office
1962–1969
ConstituencyArrah
In office
1957–1962
ConstituencyJagdishpur
In office
1952–1957
ConstituencyJagdishpur
Personal details
BornMunger, Bihar, India.
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations		Radical Democratic Party (India)
Janata Party
SpouseGyaneshwar Prasad
ChildrenManjul Kumar[1]
Anshul Avijit (grandson)

Sumitra Devi (September 25, 1922 – February 3, 2001) was an Indian National Congress politician from Bihar. She was first elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1952 from Jagdishpur. In 1963, she became the first woman cabinet minister of Bihar. She was also the first Bihari woman to become a cabinet minister in Government of India in 1977. Devi was born in Munger district on September 25, 1922, and died on February 3, 2001.[2][3][4] She has served 4 times as MLA of Arrah from 1962 to 1969 and 1972 to 1980. Apart from this, she was also elected once from Piro Assembly constituency (Tarari Assembly constituency) in 1957.[5] In 1977, she participated in Indian General elections from Balia Lok Sabha constituency as an independent candidate, but she was defeated.[6]

  1. ^ "ब्राह्मण नहीं हैं मीरा कुमार के पति,सोशल मीडिया पर फैलाया जा रहा है झूठ". outlook Hindi.com (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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  3. ^ "सुमित्रा देवी जयंती समारोह 25 को". Jagran. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Meira recalls her mentor Sumitra Devi". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  5. ^ "चुनावी दंगल:6 बार विधायक बनने का सुमित्रा व राघवेंद्र का अटूट रिकॉर्ड". Bhaskar.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. ^ "1977 में जयप्रकाश नारायण चाहते थे कि जगजीवन राम के खिलाफ राम विलास पासवान चुनाव लड़ें". TV9 Bharatvarsh. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.