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Mayawati

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  • Born 15 January 1956
  • Age 69
  • Birth Place New Delhi India
  • Profession Politician
  • Political Party Bahujan Samaj Party
  • In Office 18th Chief Minister Of Uttar Pradesh 3 June 1995 - 18 October 1995, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 2004 - 2004, Member Of Parliament, Rajya Sabha 3 April 2012 - 20 July 2017
  • Residence Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Mayawati BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 15 Jan 2025
Mayawati: A Dalit Icon and Uttar Pradesh’s Former Chief Minister Born January 15, 1956, Mayawati’s political journey is marked by her leadership of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Her four stints as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister (1995, 1997, 2002-2003, 2007-2012) represent a significant mi...

Mayawati PERSONAL LIFE

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Education Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, Kalindi College, Meerut University

POSITIONS HELD BY Mayawati

Position Tenure
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 3 June 1995 - 18 October 1995
Member of Rajya Sabha 3 April 2012 - 20 July 2017
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly N/A
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 13 May 2007 - 15 March 2012
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 3 May 2002 - 29 August 2003
Member of the 13th Lok Sabha N/A
Member of the 9th Lok Sabha 2 December 1989 - 13 March 1991

MAYAWATI NEWS

Akash Anand driving BSP’s digital push, Mayawati set for makeover: social media outreach to livestreaming

January 17, 2024 11:18 am

BSP leaders say that an ‘outdated communication system’ may have worked for Mayawati in the past, but with changing time the party is now forced to look for ‘newer and better ways’ to connect with people

Akhilesh hits back at Maya for chameleon barb: ‘She is under pressure’

January 17, 2024 5:29 am

The former chief minister, who was addressing a meeting organised on the death anniversary of former MLA Ashrafi Lal Yadav in Barabanki’s Badosarai town, pointed to the Samajwadi Party’s alliance with the BSP in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Mayawati: Got invite, yet to take decision on attending Ram temple inauguration event

January 16, 2024 5:12 am

Speaking to mediapersons on her 68th birthday, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said the BSP welcomes the Ram temple consecration ceremony, scheduled to be held on January 22 in Ayodhya, and that her party has no objection to it.

Yet to decide on attending Ram temple ceremony, says Mayawati; asserts BSP will go it alone in LS polls

January 15, 2024 9:24 pm

Party chief Mayawati said the BSP’s experience has been that the party loses more in an alliance and its allies “get full gains”. She said the party is open to forming tie-ups after the Lok Sabha polls.

Shift BSP office to safe place: Mayawati to govt

January 09, 2024 8:48 am

The construction of a flyover next to the BSP office in Mall Avenue began during the SP tenure (2012-2017). The BSP objected to the work, but the then government went ahead, citing need for flyover to ease traffic congestion in the area.

The flipside of ‘Nari Shakti’ — Mahua Moitra, Mayawati and the boys’ club of Indian politics

December 29, 2023 8:57 am

Women politicians in India play roles choreographed by men in a system shaped by men

As Mayawati keeps Opposition at a distance, push from within BSP to join INDIA alliance

December 26, 2023 10:28 am

A section of BSP says if the party has to arrest its electoral slide, it has to expand beyond its Jatav base and that cannot happen if it does not join hands with other Opposition parties.

‘Can’t tell who will need whom’: Mayawati objects to INDIA constituents commenting on parties outside the bloc

December 22, 2023 12:31 am

The statement comes after reports of the Samajwadi Party opposing plans to induct BSP into the Opposition alliance.

Delhi Confidential: Teething Troubles

December 14, 2023 2:23 am

While Parliament security personnel have come under criticism for Wednesday’s breach, the Lok Sabha secretariat has clarified that both Delhi Police and the CRPF are responsible for security.

Will Mayawati’s ‘dynastic’ BSP sink or swim?

December 13, 2023 9:58 am

With a young and techno-savvy leader in charge, the BSP might respond better to the politics of these changing times. But with this, the possibility of the enthusiasm of the cadre diminishing further cannot be ruled out

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