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Misa Bharti | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Kripal Yadav |
| Constituency | Pataliputra |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 8 July 2016 – 3 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Pavan Kumar Varma |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1976 |
| Political party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Spouse | Shailesh Kumar (m. 1999) |
| Relations | Tejashwi Yadav (brother) Tej Pratap Yadav (brother) Sadhu Yadav (uncle) Subhash Prasad Yadav (uncle) Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (brother-in-law) Chiranjeev Rao (brother-in-law) |
| Children | 3 (2 daughters and 1 son) |
| Parents |
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| Education | M.B.B.S. |
| Alma mater | MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Doctor |
Misa Bharti Yadav (born 22 May 1976) is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar and the daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi[1] and is the Member of Parliament from Patliputra.[2] In June 2016, she was the party's nominee for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections and was elected unopposed along with Ram Jethmalani from Bihar.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Misa Bharti was born in 1976 to two former Chief Ministers of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi. She is the eldest of her parents' nine children (7 daughters and 2 sons).[4]
Misa joined the MBBS course in MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur in 1993 on a TISCO quota. She was later shifted to Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH) citing security reasons. Misa topped the MBBS exams with a distinction in gynaecology from PMCH.[5][6][7][8]
Personal life
[edit]Misa Bharati married Shailesh Kumar, a computer engineer, on 10 December 1999.[7] The couple has three children, two daughters and one son.[9] Misa is known to have .[7]
Political career
[edit]Misa Bharti contested 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Pataliputra on a Rashtriya Janata Dal ticket. She lost to Ram Kripal Yadav, former most trusted man of Lalu Yadav. In June 2016, she was the party's nominee for the Rajya Sabha elections and was elected unopposed along with Ram Jethmalani from Bihar.[10] She again contested 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Pataliputra losing to BJP's Ram Kripal Yadav.[11][8][12] In Lok Sabha Election 2024, Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti won from the Patliputra seat by 85,174 votes.[13][14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Piyush Goyal, Chidambaram, Suresh Prabhu, Sharad Yadav elected to Rajya Sabha". The Economic Times. 3 June 2016.
- ^ Bureau, ABP News (4 June 2024). "Lok Sabha Election Result 2024: RJD Candidate From Patliputra, Misa Bharti Wins Against BJP's Ram Kripal Yadav | ABP News". ABP Live. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Sharad Yadav, Ram Jethmalani, Misa Bharti Elected To Rajya Sabha From Bihar". NDTV.com. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Anand ST Das (11 July 2017). "Tej, Tejashwi and Misa: Here's all you need to know about Lalu's children". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Misha pal in JD(U), may fight Tej in polls". The Times of India. 3 July 2018. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Now, Laloo Yadav secures MBBS seat for his second daughter through backdoor". 27 April 1998. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "A marriage made in 1, Anne Marg". Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Misa rumblings in Lalu paradise". The Telegraph. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Another double for grandfather Lalu". Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "P Chidambaram, Suresh Prabhu get straight road to RS, polls hot up in five states". Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Lok Sabha elections 2019: Misa Bharti vs Ram Kripal Yadav in Pataliputra". The Telegraph. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Patliputra". News 18. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "In Lok Sabha election 2024, Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti won from the Patliputra seat by 88 thousand votes". Prabhat Khabar. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ The Economic Times (6 June 2024). "Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ India Today (13 July 2024). "Inheritors | Next-gen netas". Retrieved 25 October 2024.