Veena Devi (born 22 April 1967) is an Indian politician serving her 2nd term as current Member of parliament from Vaishali. She is a former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Gaighat constituency. In the 2019 Indian general election, she contested from Vaishali with Lok Janshakti Party and defeated Raghuvansh Prasad Singh.[1]
Veena Devi | |
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.jpg) Veena Devi in 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Rama Kishore Singh |
| Constituency | Vaishali |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office November 2010 – November 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Maheshwar Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Maheshawar Yadav |
| Constituency | Gaighat |
| Chairperson, District Councils of India | |
| In office 2006–2010 | |
| District | Muzaffarpur |
| Chairperson, District Councils of India | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| District | Muzaffarpur |
| 3rd Parliamentary Chairperson of the Lok Janshakti Party | |
| In office 2 September 2021 – 5 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Chirag Kumar Paswan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1967 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) |
| Other political affiliations | Rashtriya Lok Janshakti PartyBharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political career
On 2 September 2021, she became the parliamentary chairperson of Lok Janshakti Party replacing Chirag Kumar Paswan.[2][3]
Early life
Devi was born on 22 April 1967 in Darbhanga, Bihar, to Upendra Prasad Singh and Sabujkala Devi. She is a matriculate.[4] She married Dinesh Prasad Singh, who is the MLC from Muzaffarpur, on 27 April 1984.[4][5][6] They have two sons and two daughters.[4] She lives in Dauadpur village.[7]
She became an MLA in the Vidhan Sabha election in 2010 in Gaighat with BJP. She had contested the 2010 Vidhan Sabha elections from Ghaighat Seat on the BJP ticket. She was ex Chairperson from Muzaffarpur.[8][9] She became the chairperson of Muzaffarpur district in 2001 and the deputy chairperson in 2006.