MAYAWATI, KUMARI
[BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY - AKBARPUR-SC (UTTAR PRADESH)]

Father’s Name                  Shri Prabhu Das

Mother’s Name                 Smt. Ram Rati

Date of Birth                     15 January 1956

Place of Birth                   Delhi

Marital Status                   Unmarried

Educational                    B.A., B.Ed., LL.B.
Qualifications                Educated at Kalindi College, University of Delhi (Delhi) and Ghaziabad,
                                        Meerut University (Uttar Pradesh)

Profession                          Political and Social Worker, Lawyer

Permanent Address           13A, Mall Avenue, Lucknow-226 001
                                           (Uttar Pradesh)
                                           Tel. (0522) 221122

Present Address                C-I/11, Humayun Road,
                                           New Delhi-110 003
                                           Tels. (011) 4610016, 4610018

Positions Held 

   1989                            Elected to 9th Lok Sabha

   1990-91                       Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
                                       Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications

   1994-96                       Member, Rajya Sabha
                                       Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

   June-Oct. 1995            Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh (two times)
   and
   March-Sept. 1997

   1996-98                       Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

   1998                            Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

   1998-99                       Member, General Purposes Committee

   1999                            Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
                                       Leader, B.S.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

   2000-2001                   Member, General Purposes Committee

Social and Cultural Activities 

Social service for the downtrodden and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Special Interests

 To organise weaker sections of the society

Favourite Pastime and Recreation

Reading, gardening, urban development and planning and labour welfare

Other Information    

 Teacher, Delhi Administration, 1977-84
 

      Total electorate                                             12,30,232
      Total votes polled                                           7,49,450
      Poll percentage                                                 60.92%
      Valid votes                                                     7,38,870

      Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

        (1) Kumari Mayawati              (B.S.P.)         2,59,762     35.16%
        (2) Shri Ram Piyare Suman     (S.P.)             2,06,376     27.93%
        (3) Shri Bechan Ram Sonkar  (B.J.P.)           1,82,752     24.73%
        (4) Shri Babu Lal                    (A.D.)               53,472       7.24%