Asha Rani

Asha Rani is an Indian politician [1] belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. She was a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India until convicted on charges of having abducted[2] a maid and abetted in her death by burning.[3][4]

She was elected from Bijawar of Madhya Pradesh seat in the 2008 state assembly elections.[5][6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ Anurag Upadhyay (31 October 2013). "MP don Bhaiya Raja's wife BJP MLA Asha Rani gets 10 year jail for killing maid". India TV news. The wife of Bhopal gangster Bhaiya Raja, BJP MLA Asha Rani was today sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by a local session court on charge of killing her maid Tijji Bai.
  2. ^ "Now, all eyes on the trial of Tijji Bai death case". Hindustan Times (Bhopal). 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014.She had been raped and kept as bonded labourer and was not allowed to venture out.
  3. ^ "Tijji Bai murder case: BJP MLA Asharani's bail plea rejected". Bhaskar News. 18 March 2011.
  4. ^ Staff Reporter (1 November 2013). "BJP MLA joins ex-MLA husband in jail for forcing slave to kill herself". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  6. ^ "State Elections 2008 - Constituency wise detail for 51-Chhatarpur Constituency of Madhya Pradesh". Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  7. ^ "BJP names 12 candidates for MP elections, replaces 2". Merinews.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
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  9. ^ "State Elections 2008 - Constituency wise detail for 52-Bijawar Constituency of Madhya Pradesh". Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.