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Age: 67 Years Husband: Rampal Singh Hometown: Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Profession(s) | Politician and Teacher |
| Politics | |
| Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (1991-present) |
| Political Journey | • Joined the BJP in 1991. • Contested and won the 1991 UP Legislative Assembly from the Chandausi constituency on BJP’s ticket • Contested and won the 1996 UP Legislative Assembly from the Chandausi constituency on BJP’s ticket • Appointed Minister of State of Women’s Welfare, Child Development, and Nutrition in 1997 • Contested and won the 2002 UP Legislative Assembly from the Chandausi constituency on BJP’s ticket • Contested and lost the 2007 UP Legislative Assembly from the Chandausi constituency on BJP’s ticket • Contested and lost the 2012 UP Legislative Assembly from the Chandausi constituency on BJP’s ticket • Contested and won the 2017 UP Legislative Assembly from the Chandausi constituency on BJP’s ticket • Appointed Minister of State of Social Welfare, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes in 2017 • Contested and won the 2022 UP Legislative Assembly from the Chandausi constituency on BJP’s ticket • Appointed Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Secondary Education in 2022 |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 1 June 1955 (Wednesday) |
| Age (as of 2022) | 67 Years |
| Birthplace | Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Signature | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh |
| College/University | • Agra University (now Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University) • S. M. College, Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh • Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh |
| Educational Qualification(s) | • B.Ed from Agra University (1974) • MA from S. M. College Chandausi (1976) [1]MyNeta |
| Religion/Religious Views | Hinduism |
| Caste | Scheduled Caste (Dhobi) [2]UP Legislative Assembly |
| Controversy | Altercation with a journalist: On 13 March 2023, during a government-organized function at Chandausi, a journalist named Sanjay Rana asked several questions regarding the fulfilment of promises made by Gulab Devi in her 2022 elections campaigns. Gulab Devi, infuriated by the questions, told the journalist that she knew he wanted to create a ruckus in the program. She further told the journalist that he should have asked the questions in an appropriate environment. [3]Aaj Tak She said, “I was recognizing your eyes for a long time. Even when you were standing there, I recognized your eyes… All these things are right at your own place which you have said but the time has not come yet. But you forgot that this Kundanpur village and Budh Nagar Khandwa are also mine. All these things that I have said will work.” Later, an FIR was lodged against Sanjay Rana by Shubham Raghav, the district general secretary of BJP Yuva Morcha, for disrupting the programme. However, Sanjay was later granted bail. According to Gulab Devi, Sanjay not only disrupted the programme but also slapped a BJP worker. She refused to have any knowledge about the journalist’s arrest. [4]Aaj Tak |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Date | 6 November 1988 |
| Family | |
| Husband/Spouse | Rampal Singh (a retired sugar mill worker, politician) |
| Children | Daughter(s)– 3 • Sakshi Singh (UP state BJP spokesperson) • Sugandha Singh (politician) • Chetna Singh (assistant professor at Delhi University) |
| Parents | Father– Babu Ram (deceased; washerman)
Mother– Savitri Devi (homemaker) |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary (approx.) | The salary of an MLA in UP in 2022 was Rs. 95,000 + other allowances. [5]ABP |
| Assets/Properties | Movable Assets • Cash: Rs. 1,00,000 • Bank Deposits: Rs. 42,51,684 • Bonds, Debentures, and Shares in companies: Rs. 25,00,000 • Jewellery: Rs. 2,15,000 Immovable Assets Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are according to the year 2022. It excludes the assets owned by her husband. [6]MyNeta |
| Net Worth (approx.) | Rs. 1,40,66,684
Note: The net worth is according to the year 2022. It excludes the net worth of her husband. [7]MyNeta |
Some Lesser Known facts About Gulab Devi
- Gulab Devi is an Indian politician and a teacher, who is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the UP Legislative Assembly. She is known to have been elected to the UP Legislative Assembly five times. She made headlines in 2023 after a journalist was arrested for asking her questions.
- After completing her formal education, she began working as a teacher at Bhartiya M Girls Inter College in Chandausi. There, she used to teach political science and went on to become the principal.
- She joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) while teaching at the inter-college in Chandausi and began working as an RSS Pracharak in Uttar Pradesh.
- In 1991, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
- In the same year, she became an MLA for the first time by contesting the legislative assembly elections in UP from the Chandausi constituency, reserved for the SC candidates, on a ticket of the BJP. In the elections, she defeated Yad Ram, a Janata Dal candidate, by 6,256 votes.
- She contested the 1996 UP state assembly elections from the Chandausi constituency on BJP’s ticket and defeated Karan Singh, a BSP candidate, by 33,259.
- She became a member of the Estimates Committee in 1997.
- In the same year, she assumed the charge of Women’s Welfare, Child Development, and Nutrition ministry and served as its minister till 2002.
- In 2002, she contested the legislative assembly elections in UP from the Chandausi constituency as a BJP candidate and defeated Satish Premi, a Samajwadi Party candidate, by 700 votes.
- From 2002 to 2003, she served as a member of the Joint Committee on Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Denotified Castes.
- In 2007, she received a ticket from the BJP to contest the UP assembly polls from the Chandausi constituency; however, she was defeated by a BSP candidate named Girish Chandra by 9,743 votes.
- In 2012, she contested the assembly polls in UP on BJP’s ticket from the Chandausi constituency. She was defeated in the elections by Laxmi Gautam, a Samajwadi Party candidate, by 4007 votes.
- She contested and won the 2017 state assembly elections on BJP’s ticket from the Chandausi constituency in UP.
- In the same year, she was appointed as the Minister of State of Social Welfare, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes.
- On a ticket from the BJP, Gulab Devi contested the 2022 UP Legislative Assembly polls from the Chandausi constituency and emerged victorious by defeating Vimlesh Kumar, a Samajwadi Party candidate, by 35,367 votes.
A photo of Gulab Devi taken after casting her vote in the 2022 assembly elections in UP
- In 2022, she assumed the independent charge of the Ministry of Secondary Education.
A photo of Gulab Devi taken while she was taking an oath after assuming the independent charge of the Ministry of Secondary Education
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| ↑1 | MyNeta |
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| ↑2 | UP Legislative Assembly |
| ↑3 | Aaj Tak |
| ↑4 | Aaj Tak |
| ↑5 | ABP |
| ↑6, ↑7 | MyNeta |