Imarti Devi
Imarti Devi is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She was serving as a Minister of Women and Child Development in Madhya Pradesh Government from December 2018.[1]
Imarti Devi | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Women and Child Development, Madhya Pradesh Government | |
| In office December 2018 – March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Archana Chitnis |
| Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2008–2020 | |
| Preceded by | Narottam Mishra |
| Constituency | Dabra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1975 Village Charbara, Datia district |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Puran Singh Suman |
| Residence | Dabra, Gwalior district |
| Education | HSC |
| Profession | Politician |
| As of 23 July, 2018 Source: ["Biography" (PDF). Vidhan Sabha, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.] | |
Political career
She started her political career by becoming the Sr. Vice-President of District IYC, Gwalior in 1997.
During 2004-2009 she was a member of District Panchayat, Gwalior and is the chairperson of Block Congress Dabra since 2005. She was elected to Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the first time in 2008. She subsequently got re-elected in 2013 assembly elections.
In December 2018, he was inducted into the Kamal Nath cabinate as Public Health and Family Welfare of Madhya Pradesh. During 2020 Madhya Pradesh political crisis, he supported senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and was one of the 22 MLAs who resigned.[2][3]
Personal life
She is married to Mr. Puran Singh Suman and has one daughter.
Legal Affairs
In November 2016, Gwalior sessions court had ordered to book Imarti Devi, as she was accused of harassing her nephew's wife for dowry.[4]
References
- BhopalDecember 28, Rahul Noronha; December 29, 2018UPDATED; Ist, 2018 06:48. "Madhya Pradesh ministers get portfolios, Bala Bachchan gets home, Bhanot finance". India Today. Retrieved 3 August 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- "Jyotiraditya Scindia resigns from Congress, more than 20 party MLAs quit". The Economic Times. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- "22 rebel Cong MLAs, whose resignation led to fall of Kamal Nath govt, join BJP". Live Mint.
- Reporter, Staff (24 November 2016). "Bhopal: Gwalior session court orders to book Congress MLA Imarti Devi". Bhopal: The Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.