Annpurna Devi Yadav (born 2 February 1970) is an Indian politician, who is the current
Minister of State for Education in the
Second Modi ministry.
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
General elections were held in India in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the 17th Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 23 May. Around 912 million people were eligible to vote, and voter ...
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
The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.
The party's support base has tradit ...
.
References
External links
Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
Narendra Modi ministry
Women in Jharkhand politics
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jharkhand
Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians
Living people
Lok Sabha members from Jharkhand
India MPs 2019–present
People from Kodarma
Members of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Jharkhand politicians by Rashtriya Janata Dal
1970 births
Women union ministers of state of India
Women members of the Lok Sabha
21st-century Indian women politicians
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