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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

In UP bypolls, why Mayawati has pitched BSP faces in all nine seats

November 06, 2024 10:20 am

Mayawati has accused BJP and SP of being allegedly “hand in glove”, aiming to set up a triangular contest in all seats in a bid to project her party as a challenger to both

BJP-SP ‘alliance’ contesting UP bypolls with mutual understanding, claims Mayawati

November 03, 2024 5:33 am

The former UP chief minister also hit out at the two parties for their ongoing war of slogans - BJP's 'Batenge toh Katenge' and SP's 'Judenge toh Jeetenge'

Delhi confidential: Poll Position

October 15, 2024 3:56 am

According to the party, its vote share increased to 4.51% (2,52,671 votes) in 36 Assembly seats it contested this time as compared to 4.14% it recorded in the 2019 Assembly polls when it contested 87 seats.

After dismal show in Haryana, Mayawati says no more future poll alliances

October 12, 2024 1:11 am

In the recently-concluded Haryana elections, BSP and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) fought in alliance. But the BSP drew a blank.

Mayawati points fingers again, this time at Jat 'anti-Dalit' sentiment, suggests ally INLD did not pull its weight in Haryana

October 10, 2024 1:18 pm

BSP chief has blamed Yadavs when in alliance with SP, and Muslims earlier for not choosing her party and voting wrongly

Mayawati blames Jats’ ‘casteist mentality’ and support for Congress for BSP defeat in Haryana

October 09, 2024 1:33 pm

According to Mayawati, Jats in Haryana avoided dividing their votes among different alliances and the INLD-BSP alliance got their votes in negligible numbers as a result.

Delhi Confidential: Counting On

October 03, 2024 2:25 am

In the BJP’s election programme calendar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stands only next to Prime Minister Narendra Modi when it comes to addressing most political rallies.

Delhi Confidential: Emotional Appeal

October 02, 2024 2:04 am

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai visited the family of jailed Samajwadi Party MLA Zahid Beg on Tuesday, prompting the SP top leadership to consider sending a delegation of their own to the legislator’s house.

Mayawati sounds BSP's poll bugle in Haryana, calls Rahul Gandhi 'chameleon' over reservation remark

September 26, 2024 9:45 am

Mayawati accused the Congress and its allies, as well as the BJP, of not extending the actual reservation benefits to backward classes.

Delhi Confidential: Borrowed Promises

September 25, 2024 2:16 am

The BSP, led by Mayawati, never releases any manifesto or list of promises for the Assembly or Parliamentary polls. The party is maintaining the same stand in the ongoing Haryana Assembly polls as well.

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