Savitri Bai Phule

Indian politician

Savitri Bai Phule

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Kamal Kishor
Succeeded by	Akshaibar Lal
Constituency	Bahraich

Personal details
Born	(1981-06-01) 1 June 1981 (age 42) Nanpara, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Kanshiram Bahujan Samaj Party
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (2019-2021) Bharatiya Janata Party (2014-2019)
Residence(s)	Nanpara, Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh
Alma mater	Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University
Occupation	Social Worker
As of 17 December, 2016 Source: [1]

Savitri Bai Phule (born 1 January 1981) is an Indian politician and president of the Kanshiram Bahujan Samaj Party (KBSP).^[1] She was elected to the state assembly in 2012 from Balha in Bahraich district as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party. She contested 2014 Lok Sabha election from Bahraich and became member of 16th Lok Sabha.^[2]

On 7 September 2015, Phule filed a complaint against Dilip Buildcon Limited company over caste remarks and threatening her with dire consequences.^[3]^[4]

Personal life

Savitribai was born on 1 January 1981 in a Buddhist family at Nanpara in Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh. She studied at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University. She is influenced by Babasaheb Ambedkar and Gautama Buddha. She follows Buddhism and wears saffron cloths as a symbol of Buddhism.^[5]

Political career

She was elected to the state assembly in 2012 from Balha in Bahraich district as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party. She contested 2014 Lok Sabha election from Bahraich and became member of 16th Lok Sabha.^[2]

She quit BJP on 6 December 2018 stating "Party Trying To Divide Society",^[6] Her action comes after the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's comment on Hanuman’s caste^[7] and joined Indian National Congress on 2 March 2019.^[8] She contested 2019 general elections from Bahraich parliamentary constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate. She got 34454 votes and lost the seat to Akshaibar Lal of Bhartiya Janta Party.^[9]

In January 2020, Phule founded Kanshiram Bahujan Samaj Party (KBSP).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "सावित्रीबाई फुले ने बनाई 'कांशीराम बहुजन समाज पार्टी', लड़ेंगी दलितों, पिछड़ों और अल्पसंख्यकों के हित की लड़ाई". Patrika News (in Hindi). 19 January 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b Aron, Sunita (2 February 2012). "'Mayawati' in saffron is BJP's Balha candidate". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ Mishra, Alok K. N. (7 September 2015). "Man killed, cut into 10 pieces". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ "BJP MP files FIR against company official for casteist remarks". India Today.
^ बुद्ध पूर्णिमा पर सांसद सावित्री बाई फुले का बड़ा बयान/SAVITRI BAI BIG STATEMENT ON BUDDHA PURNIMA?, retrieved 10 February 2020
^ "UP Lawmaker Savitri Bai Phule Quits BJP: "Party Trying To Divide Society"". NDTV.com. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
^ "'BJP trying to divide society', says Uttar Pradesh MP Savitribai Phule, resigns from party". www.hindustantimes.com. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
^ "Former BJP leader Savitri Bai Phule joins Congress in presence of Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi". NewsX. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ "General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India - Bahraich". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 26 May 2019.