Savitri Devi (politician)
Indian politician
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Savitri Devi (born 1948)[1] is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar, India. She is a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Chakai Assembly constituency in Jamui district. She won the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly from Chakai representing Rashtriya Janata Dal.[2][3][4]
Savitri Devi | |
|---|---|
Devi in 2025 | |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Preceded by | Sumit Kumar Singh |
| Constituency | Chakai |
| In office 2015–2020 | |
| Assumed office 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Spouse | Phalguni Prasad Yadav |
| Profession | Politician, social worker |
Early life and education
Devi is from Sirayndih village, Saraswati Watpur post, Chakai, Jamui district, Bihar.[5] She married Phalguni Prasad Yadav. She studied intermediate (Class 12) at Phulguni Prasad Yadav College and passed the examinations in 1994. Later, she discontinued her studies.
Career
Devi won from Chakai Assembly constituency representing Rashtriya Janata Dal in the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. She polled 47,064 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Sumit Kumar Singh, an independent politician, by a margin of 12,113 votes.[6] In the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, she lost by a margin of 581 votes to the same candidate, Sumit Kumar Singh.[7] She polled 44,967 votes while Singh got 45,548 votes.[8][9][10]