Manorama Devi
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Manorama Devi
| image =
| party = Janata Dal (United)
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Gaya, Bihar, India
| alma_mater =
| spouse = Bindeshwari Prasad Yadav (Husband)
| office = Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
| constituency = Belaganj
| term_start = November 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = Surendra Prasad Yadav
| office1 = Member of the Bihar Legislative Council
| constituency1 = Jehanabad & Arwal
| term_start1 = 2015
| term_end1 = 2021
}}
Manorama Devi is an Indian politician from Bihar. She served as a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from Gaya-Jehanabad-Arwal LA for two terms.{{cite news |work=TV9 Bharatvarsh |title=Bihar Election: ये हैं बिहार चुनाव की सबसे 'दबंग' महिला प्रत्याशी, दौलत जानकर रह जाएंगे हैरान |url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/india/manorama-devi-is-the-richest-candidate-of-bihar-election-2020-319384.html |access-date=25 November 2024 |date=14 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125142448/https://www.tv9hindi.com/india/manorama-devi-is-the-richest-candidate-of-bihar-election-2020-319384.html |archive-date=25 November 2024 |language=}}
Personal life
Devi is born in Gaya, Bihar. Her husband Bindeshwari Prasad Yadav died on 23 July 2020 due to heart attack in AIIMS at Patna. She completed her M.A. in 1997 and B.A. in 1994 at MU Bodhgaya. She completed her intermediate in 1991.{{Cite web |title=Manorma Devi(Janata Dal (United)(JD(U))):Constituency- ATRI(GAYA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Bihar2020/candidate.php?candidate_id=9670 |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=myneta.info}}
She was arrested by the Police in May 2016 for an alleged crime.{{cite web |date=18 May 2016 |title=Days after son 'shot Gaya teen dead', MLC Manorama Devi surrenders |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/manorama-devi-liquor-prohibition-judicial-custody-rocky-yadav-gaya-2804594/ |access-date=18 May 2016 |website=indianexpress.com}}
Career
Devi served as a member of the Bihar Legislative Council from Gaya-Jehanabad-Arwal LA from 2003 to 2009 as an independent, and for a second term from 2015 to 2021 representing Janata Dal (United). She contested the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Atri Assembly constituency in Gaya district but lost on Janata Dal (United) ticket. She was defeated by Ajay Kumar Yadav of RJD by a margin of 7,931 votes.{{Cite web |last=Live |first=A. B. P. |title=Atri Assembly Election Results 2020 Live Updates, Atri Assembly Election Latest News & Updates |url=https://news.abplive.com/bihar-election/live-election-result-bihar-atri-assembly-election-result-2020-233.html |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2020-11-10 |title=ATRI assembly seat Election Results 2020 Live Updates: जानें, अतरी सीट के नतीजे |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/atri-assembly-seat-election-results-bihar-vidhan-sabha-chunav-2020-bjp-rjd-jdu-ljp-nda-mahagathbandhan-ailb-1159844-2020-11-10 |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}
In 2024, she was made the candidate of Janata Dal (United) for the bypolls conducted on the Belaganj Assembly constituency of Jahanabad district. This seat was earlier held by Surendra Prasad Yadav, whose election to Lok Sabha made the seat vacant. In this election, she contested against Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and son of Surendra Prasad Yadav, Vishwanath Kumar Singh and won with a margin of 21391 votes.{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar/bihar-bypolls-jdu-fields-former-mlc-manorama-devi-for-belaganj/article68778566.ece|title=Bihar bypolls: JD(U) fields former MLC Manorama Devi for Belaganj |website=The Hindu|access-date=21 October 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |date=23 November 2024 |title=Belaganj Assembly Constituency By Poll Result 2024 |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S04232.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125121231/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S04232.htm |archive-date=25 November 2024 |access-date=25 November 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Deccan Herald |title=Bihar bypolls: JD(U)'s Manorama Devi wins Belaganj seat |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/bihar/bihar-bypolls-jdus-manorama-devi-wins-belaganj-seat-3288815 |access-date=25 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125141748/https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/bihar/bihar-bypolls-jdus-manorama-devi-wins-belaganj-seat-3288815 |archive-date=25 November 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=The Times of India |title=Bihar bypolls: JD(U) s Manorama Devi wins Belaganj seat |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-bypolls-jdus-manorama-devi-wins-belaganj-seat/articleshow/115595852.cms |access-date=25 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125141826/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-bypolls-jdus-manorama-devi-wins-belaganj-seat/articleshow/115595852.cms |archive-date=25 November 2024}}
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Category:Janata Dal (United) politicians
Category:Indian prisoners and detainees
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Category:Members of the Bihar Legislative Council
Category:People from Gaya, India
Category:21st-century Indian women politicians
Category:Women members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
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