Bima Bharti

Bima Bharti (born 1 January 1973[1]) is an Indian politician and the Minister of Sugarcane Industries in the Government of Bihar. She is currently a leader of Janata Dal (United) and a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly.She has been elected as the representative of the Rupauli constituency for 4 times from November 2000 onward. Shankar Singh had defeated her in February 2005 but she was re-elected again in October 2005.

Bima Bharti
Minister of Sugarcane industries, Bihar
Assumed office
3 June 2019
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
November 2005
Preceded byShankar Singh
ConstituencyRupauli
In office
November 2000 – February 2005
Preceded byBal Kishore Mandal
Succeeded byShankar Singh
ConstituencyRupauli
Personal details
Born (1973-01-01) 1 January 1973
Political partyJanata Dal (United)
Other political
affiliations		Rashtriya Janata Dal
Spouse(s)Awadhesh Mandal

Political career

Bima Bharti began her political career in 2000.[1] She contested as an independent candidate from the Rupauli constituency and was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly.[2] Subsequently, she became a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal.[3] In the February 2005 election, she lost the seat to Shankar Singh of the Lok Janshakti Party but in the following October election, she was able to win back the seat.[4] She subsequently quit the Rashtriya Janata Dal and joined the Janata Dal (United) before the 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.[5] She was re-elected in 2010 and again in 2015 as a member of the Janata Dal (United).[6][7]

Personal life

Bharti is married to Awadhesh Mandal who was convicted for intimidation of witnesses in a murder case.[8] In January 2015, she helped her husband, who had multiple criminal cases against him, escape from jail.[9] Her 21-year-old son was discovered dead in August 2018.[10] Another son was beaten in 2019.[11]

References
  1. "Member profile - 60" (PDF) (in Hindi). Bihar Vidhan Sabha. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2020.
  2. "Bihar 2000". Election Commission of India.
  3. Mishra, Dipak (9 February 2005). "Dons in doomsland make poll a boom-boom affair | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020.
  4. "Bihar 2005". Election Commission of India.
  5. "Fair sex gets unfair deal in Bihar polls | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 October 2010. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010.
  6. "Bihar 2010". Election Commission of India.
  7. "Bihar 2015". Election Commission of India.
  8. Singh, Santosh (19 January 2016). "JD(U) MLA's husband held, supporters free him from police station". The Indian Express.
  9. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Accused-escapes-from-police-station-in-MLA-wifes-vehicle/articleshow/50630214.cms
  10. Deepika (3 August 2018). "Bihar: JDU MLA Bima Bharti's son found dead on railway track in Patna". One India. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  11. Nov 3, PTI /; 2019; Ist, 19:09. "Bihar minister's son beaten up in Madhepura district | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 September 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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