Mayawati | |
|---|---|
 Mayawati in 2016 | |
| 2nd President of the Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| Assumed office 18 September 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Kanshi Ram |
| 18th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 3 June 1995 – 18 October 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| In office 21 March 1997 – 21 September 1997 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Kalyan Singh |
| In office 3 May 2002 – 29 August 2003 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| In office 13 May 2007 – 15 March 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Akhilesh Yadav |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004 - 2004 | |
| Constituency | Akbarpur |
| In office 1999 - 2002 | |
| Constituency | Akbarpur |
| In office 1998 - 1999 | |
| Constituency | Akbarpur |
| In office 1989 - 1991 | |
| Constituency | Akbarpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kumari Mayawati Das 15 January 1956 New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Residence(s) | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
Kumari Mayawati (born Kumari Mayawati Das; 15 January 1956) is an Indian politician[1] who served as the 18th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1995 to 1995, 1997 to 1997, 2002 to 2003 and from 2007 to 2012. She is the national president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which focuses on a platform of social change for Bahujans, more commonly known as Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as well as religious minorities since 2003.
Mayawati had also served as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from 2012 to 2017 from Uttar Pradesh. Mayawati's rise from humble beginnings has been called a "miracle of democracy" by P. V. Narasimha Rao, former prime minister of India.[2] In 1993, Kanshi Ram formed a coalition with the Samajwadi Party and Mayawati became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1995. She was the first female Scheduled Caste chief minister in India. In 1997 and in 2002 she was chief minister with outside support from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the second time only for a year up to 26 August 2003 due to BJP withdrawing support.[3]
Mayawati's tenure has attracted praise and criticism. Millions of Dalits across India popularly view her as an icon, and refer to her as Behen-ji (elder sister).[4][5] She has been praised for her fundraising efforts on behalf of her party and her birthdays have been widely celebrated by her supporters. On the contrary, the rise in her personal wealth and that of her party have been criticised as indicative of corruption.[6]
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