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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

No love lost, Mayawati takes aim at former lieutenant Maurya over Hindu temples survey call

July 31, 2023 7:31 am

BJP says Swami Prasad Maurya's remarks show "disgusting mentality" of SP leaders

Mayawati accuses SP leader of stoking religious couldron for pre-poll mileage

July 30, 2023 12:42 pm

Swami Prasad Maurya, the SP national general secretary, had recently claimed that Badrinath, a Hindu pilgrimage site, was a Buddhist monastery till the 8th century.

Mayawati now open to post-poll alliance in 4 states, says BSP to act as 'balance of power'

July 26, 2023 1:13 pm

Says for uplift of marginalised, it is better to have 'janhit ki majboor sarkar'

Mayawati steers clear of Oppn unity: NCT Amendment Bill to firing on Bhim Army chief to new Parliament event

July 23, 2023 10:18 pm

Mayawati has maintained that the BSP’s ideology is different from other Oppn parties and that her party will contest elections alone without entering into any alliance

Mayawati pitches for ‘majboor’ government, says BSP will go it alone for Lok Sabha polls

July 20, 2023 3:44 am

The BSP will contest the Lok Sabha elections and the forthcoming Assembly polls in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana alone, without any alliance, she also said on Wednesday.

Not against UCC, but don’t support how BJP is trying to implement it: Mayawati

July 03, 2023 3:20 am

"It is not right to politicise this issue and forcefully implement UCC in the country," Mayawati said.

Keeping 2024 alliance option open, Mayawati goes soft on Congress as she rejigs BSP’s social maths

June 25, 2023 11:14 am

Activating its UP booth and sector committees while focusing on youth and rural voters, BSP is seeking to reconnect with non-Jatav Dalits and Pasmanda Muslims.

‘Dil mile na mile, haath milate rahiye’: Mayawati questions seriousness of attempt to unite Oppn

June 23, 2023 3:22 pm

Mayawati's criticism came a day after JD(U), which is hosting the meet, confirmed that the BSP has not been invited to the June 23 Opposition meeting in Patna.

BSP to skip Oppn meeting, Mayawati says party keeping ‘close watch’ on all activities ahead of 2024

June 21, 2023 9:24 pm

“Party has criticised Congress more than the BJP,” says KC Tyagi, spokesperson of JD(U), which is organising the event; confirms YSRCP, BJD also not invited

Flats to Mayawati kin offered at 13% discount: Logix

June 16, 2023 2:33 am

Meanwhile, in response to the Express investigation, UP BJP spokesperson Rakeh Tripathi said, “Yogi Adityanath government has controlled corruption and gunda raj. If any matter of corruption comes to notice, action will be taken — even if the corruption is done by a political party or an individual of any caste or religion."

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