Rabri Devi

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Rabri Devi<ref name="GE2014">http://ceobihar.nic.in/election/GeneralElection2014/PC20/S04-Bihar-20--May-2014%20(%20GEN%20)-3-RABRI%20DEVI.PDF</ref><ref name="AE2010">https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3285e19f20beded7d215102b49d5c09a0/uploads/2023/05/2023051796.pdf</ref> (Devanagri: राबड़ी देवी,<ref name="GE2014" /><ref name="AE2010" /> Template:IAST3 {{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is an Indian politician who formerly served 3 terms as the chief minister of Bihar, the first and only woman till date to have held the office. She is a Member (MLC) of Bihar Legislative Council and currently serving as the leader of the opposition in Bihar Legislative Council.

She is married to Indian politician Lalu Prasad, former chief minister of Bihar (1990–1997). Yadav previously served as a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly (MLA) and she formerly served as the leader of the opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Early life and educationEdit

Rabri was born in 1955<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in Salar Kalan village, located near Mirganj in the Gopalganj district of Bihar. However, she has stated in affidavits submitted for elections that her birth year is as early as 1953.<ref name="GE2014" /><ref name="AE2010" /> Her parents are Sib Prasad Chaudhary<ref name="sify">Template:Cite news</ref> and Maharjia Devi. She is named after an Indian sweet as per a custom in her family. Her 3 sisters are similarly named Jalebi, Rasgulla and Paan.<ref name="gulfnews">Template:Cite news</ref>

She has studied only up to the fifth standard at a local school in her village. Her parents were hesitant to send their daughters to schools located far away, unlike her brothers, who received proper education. As a result, none of her sisters is educated.<ref name="rediff">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Prabhunath Yadav, Subhash Prasad Yadav and Sadhu Yadav are her three real brothers.

Political careerEdit

Rabri Devi became the first female Chief Minister of Bihar on 25 July 1997, after her husband, Lalu Prasad, was forced to resign following the arrest warrant issued against him in corruption charges relating to the Fodder scam ('Chaara Ghotala', as known locally). She went on to rule the state till 2005 (She was also the last chief minister of Undivided Bihar).<ref name="kitchen">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="proxy">Template:Cite news</ref>

File:Rabri Devi presenting a cheque for Rs. 10 crore on behalf of the State Government to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh for the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, in New Delhi on January 04, 2005.jpg

Bihar CM Devi presents Rs.10 crore cheque to Prime Minister of the time, Manmohan Singh for the national relief fund

Devi was elected thrice to Bihar Vidhan Sabha from Raghopur seat. In 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Devi contested from two seats: Raghopur and Sonpur assembly seats, but lost both in an election where the Rashtriya Janata Dal faced defeat, winning only 22 seats.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

She contested from Saran in 2014 Lok Sabha election but lost to Rajiv Pratap Rudy of BJP.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Rabri Devi was elected unopposed to the Legislative Council.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

CriticismEdit

Rabri Devi's appointment as the chief minister of Bihar is considered one of the most unexpected and awkward decisions<ref name="proxy" /> in Indian political history, as she was a traditional housewife and had no interest nor any prior experience in politics.<ref name="kitchen" /> She came under severe satirical criticism and stiff opposition, because of her illiteracy<ref name="rediff" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and inexperience.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life and familyEdit

Template:See alsoRabri Devi married Lalu Prasad on 1 June 1973 at the age of 14 years,<ref name="sify" /><ref name="rediff" /> in a child marriage, and they went on to have seven daughters and then 2 sons.<ref name="oneindia">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=FamilyUnplanning>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="sify" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Her husband, Lalu also demanded ₹5000 as dowry from her father, which was fulfilled.<ref name="rediff" />

eldest daughter: Misa Bharti
2nd daughter: Rohini Acharya Yadav
3rd daughter: Chanda Yadav
4th daughter: Ragini Yadav - married to Rahul Yadav, Samajwadi Party leader<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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5th daughter: Hema Yadav
6th daughter: Anushka Yadav (Dhannu) - married to Chiranjeev Rao
youngest daughter: Raj Lakshmi Yadav - married to Tej Pratap Singh Yadav
elder son: Tej Pratap Yadav
younger son: Tejashwi Yadav

Note: Rahul Yadav is son of Jitendra Yadav, former MLC from the Samajwadi Party. Jitendra is the nephew of former MP D. P. Yadav.

Positions heldEdit

Rabri Devi has been elected 3 times as MLA and 4 times as MLC.

#	From	To	Position	Party
1.	1997	2000	MLC (1st term) in Bihar Legislative Council Chief Minister (1st & 2nd term) in Government of Bihar	RJD
2.	2000	2005	MLA (1st term) from Raghopur (by-poll) Chief Minister (3rd term) in Government of Bihar	RJD
3.	Feb 2005	Oct 2005	MLA (2nd term) from Raghopur	RJD
4.	2005	2010	MLA (3rd term) from Raghopur Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly (1st term)	RJD
5.	2012	2018	MLC (2nd term) in Bihar Legislative Council	RJD
6.	2018	2024	MLC (3rd term) in Bihar Legislative Council Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Council (1st & 2nd term)	RJD
7.	2024	Present	MLC (4th term) in Bihar Legislative Council Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Council (3rd term)	RJD

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