Subhawati Paswan
Indian politician (born 1952)
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Subhawati Paswan (also known as Subhawati Devi) is a former member of the 11th Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian parliament, representing Bansgaon.[1]
- Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2012)
- Samajwadi Party (before 2012)
Subhawati Paswan | |
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| Member of the 11th Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Constituency | Bansgaon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1952 Jindapur Village, Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India |
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| Spouse |
Om Prakash Paswan (m. 1970) |
| Children | 2, including Kamlesh Paswan |
Early life
Subhawati was born on 15 May 1952 in Jindapur Village of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh.[2]
Career
The Bansgaon seat is reserved for Scheduled Caste category. As a Samajwadi Party candidate, Subhawati obtained 2,03,591 votes against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Raj Narain Passi in the 1996 Indian general election. She won the seat by a margin of 4.96% votes.[3] However, in the general elections held in 1998 and 1999, she secured 31.67% and 29.23% votes respectively; losing to Passi.[4] She received 1,35,499 votes in the 2004 election and slipped to the third position.[5] The following elections were won by her son Kamlesh Paswan.[6]
Paswan switched to the BJP and contested the 2012 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election from Bansgaon assembly constituency. BJP leader Yogi Adityanath supported another candidate for the same seat.[7] She finished third and received only 24,576 votes.[8]