| Annapurna Devi | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Devi in 2024 | |
| Union Minister of Women & Child Development | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Smriti Zubin Irani |
| Union Minister of State for Education | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ravindra Kumar Ray |
| Constituency | Kodarma, Jharkhand |
| Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1998–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Prasad Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Neera Yadav |
| Constituency | Kodarma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1970-02-02) 2 February 1970 (age 54) Ajmeri, Bihar, India (present-day Jharkhand) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Spouse | Ramesh Prasad Yadav |
| Residence(s) | Kodarma, Jharkhand, India |
| Alma mater | Ranchi University (PG) |
| Source: | |
Annapurna Devi Yadav (born 2 February 1970; Hindi pronunciation: [ən̪ːəpuːɾɳaː d̪eːʋiː jaːd̪əʋ]) is an Indian politician who serving as 5th Minister of Women and Child Development since 2024. She is also a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament of India) from Kodarma, Jharkhand in which she won the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is also one of the National Vice Presidents of BJP. Previously, she was elected to the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, from Kodarma (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
Annapurna Devi became a minister in Modi cabinet,she won Lok Sabha Election 2024 from Koderma seat.
See also
References
- "पति की मृत्यु के बाद 1998 में विरासत में मिली थी राजनीति". www.bhaskar.com (in Hindi).
- "Union minister Annapurna Devi gets grand welcome in tribal belt of state Hailing from the Yadav community, the Koderma MP lauds the present govt for being all inclusive".
- "Narendra Modi Cabinet 2.0: Full list of Union ministers, profiles, portfolios, all you need to know". 31 May 2019.
- "BJP-AJSU Party alliance wins 12 of 14 seats in Jharkhand". The Economic Times. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- "Who is Annapurna Devi, the Jharkhand MP who replaced Smriti Irani as the women and child minister?". Firstpost. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- "Annapurna Devi became a minister in Modi cabinet, has been elected as MP from Koderma". Prabhat Khabar. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
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