Savitri Devi (Bihar politician)
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Savitri Devi (born 1948){{Cite web |title=Savitri Devi(RJD):Constituency- CHAKAI(JAMUI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/Bihar2020/candidate.php?candidate_id=10007 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=www.myneta.info}} is an Indian politician from Bihar. She was a former member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Chakai Assembly constituency in Jamui district. She won the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election representing Rashtriya Janata Dal.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-24 |title=चकाई विधानसभा सीट: पहली बार खुला था RJD का खाता, क्या फिर जीतेंगी सावित्री देवी? |url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/bihar-election-2020-chakai-assembly-seat-rjd-savitri-devi-jmm-ljp-1134894-2020-09-24 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}{{Cite web |date=2020-11-12 |title=Bihar election results: On Seat No. 243, Independent scores lone win |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/bihar-election-result-on-seat-no-243-independent-scores-lone-win-7048502/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Chakai Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/chakai-bihar-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=resultuniversity.com}}
Early life and education
Devi is from Chakai, Jamui district, Bihar. She married Phalguni Prasad Yadav. She studied intermediate at Phulguni Prasad Yadav College and passed the examinations in 1994.
Career
Devi won from Chakai Assembly constituency representing Rashtriya Janata Dal in the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. She polled 47,064 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Sumit Kumar Singh, an independent politician, by a margin of 12,113 votes. In the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, she lost by a margin of 581 votes to the same candidate, Sumit Kumar Singh.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-12 |title=Bihar election results: On Seat No. 243, Independent scores lone win |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/bihar-election-result-on-seat-no-243-independent-scores-lone-win-7048502/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} She polled 44,967 votes while Singh got 45,548 votes.{{Cite news |date=2020-11-10 |title=Bihar Election 2020: Result updates for Tarapur, Sheikhpura, Jamui, Sikandra, Jhajha, Chakai seats |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bihar-election/bihar-election-2020-result-updates-for-tarapur-sheikhpura-jamui-sikandra-jhajha-chakai-seats/story-zrPnFpdOyfFUgPP0ftCYFN.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250104041238/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bihar-election/bihar-election-2020-result-updates-for-tarapur-sheikhpura-jamui-sikandra-jhajha-chakai-seats/story-zrPnFpdOyfFUgPP0ftCYFN.html |archive-date=2025-01-04 |access-date=2025-04-16 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |date=2020-10-06 |title=Chakai Election Result Live: निर्दलीय उम्मीदवार सुमित सिंह ने हासिल की करिश्माई जीत, राजद की सावित्री देवी को 581 वोट से हराया |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/jamui-bihar-election-result-independent-candidate-sumit-kumar-singh-defeats-rjd-candidate-savitri-devi-to-win-chakai-seat-3283120.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Chakai Assembly Election Results 2020 Live Updates, Chakai Assembly Election Latest News & Updates |url=https://news.abplive.com/bihar-election/live-election-result-bihar-chakai-assembly-election-result-2020-243.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}