Annpurna Devi
Annapurna Devi | |
|---|---|
Devi in 2024 | |
| Union Minister of Women & Child Development | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Smriti Zubin Irani |
| Union Minister of State for Education | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ravindra Kumar Ray |
| Constituency | Kodarma, Jharkhand |
| Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1998–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Prasad Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Neera Yadav |
| Constituency | Kodarma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1970 Ajmeri, Bihar, India (present-day Jharkhand) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Spouse | Ramesh Prasad Yadav |
| Residence(s) | Kodarma, Jharkhand, India |
| Alma mater | Ranchi University (PG) |
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Annapurna Devi Yadav (born 2 February 1970; Hindi pronunciation: [ən̪ːəpuːɾɳaː d̪eːʋiː jaːd̪əʋ]) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 5th Minister of Women and Child Development since 2024. She is also a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha from Kodarma, Jharkhand in which she won the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is also one of the National Vice Presidents of BJP. Previously, she was elected to the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, from Kodarma (Vidhan Sabha constituency) as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
Annapurna Devi became a minister in Modi cabinet,she won Lok Sabha Election 2024 from Koderma seat.