Gulab Devi is an Indian teacher, politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is famous for being a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (MLA) five times. On March 14, 2023, she made headlines for her altercation with a journalist named Sanjay Rana.
Wiki/Biography
Gulab Devi aka Gulabo Devi was born on Wednesday, June 1, 1955, in Chandaussi, Uttar Pradesh, India (67 years old as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Gemini. After completing her education at BMG Inter College, Chandaursi, Uttar Pradesh, she attended Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, where she completed her studies. She received her Bachelor of Education degree from Agra University (now Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University) in 1974. She received her MFA from SM College, Chandausi in 1976. Gulab Devi became a member of Akhil Bhartiya Vishwa Parishad (ABVP), an RSS-affiliated student organization, while studying at SM College.
family
Gulab Devi was born into a Scheduled Caste Hindu family in the Dhobi community of Uttar Pradesh.
Parents and siblings
Her father Babu Ram was a washerman. He died in 2018. Her mother Savitri Devi was a housewife.
Gulab Devi and her father
husband and children
Her husband Rampal Singh is a retired sugar factory worker and politician. She married Rampal Singh on November 6, 1988.
Gulab Devi with husband Rampal Singh
She has three daughters. Her daughter Sakshi Singh is the spokesperson of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh. Her daughter Sugandha Singh is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician. Her daughter Chetna Singh is an assistant professor at Delhi University.
Gulab Devi and her daughters
religion
Gulab Devi believed in Hinduism.
Signature/Autograph
Gulab Devi’s signature
Profession
teacher
Since Gulab Devi was born in a poor family, after graduating in 1976, she started working as a political science teacher at Bhartiya M Women’s International College and later became the principal of the college.
RSS
While working as a teacher at Bhartiya M Girls Inter College, Gulab Devi joined the RSS and started serving as a pracharak in Uttar Pradesh. She continued working in the RSS until 1991, when she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Gulab Devi addresses rally in Uttar Pradesh
politics
Gulab Devi served as the Chandausi MP from 1989 to 1990. Gulab Devi contested the 1991 Vidhan Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh on a BJP ticket, contesting from the Scheduled Caste reserved Chandausi constituency. She won the election by defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Yad Ram by 6,256 votes. In 1996, she contested the UP Vidhan Sabha elections from Chandao West constituency. In the election, she defeated BSP candidate Karan Singh by 33,259 votes. In 1997, she was appointed to the Budget Committee. From 1997 to 2002, Gulab Devi served as Minister of Women Welfare, Child Development and Nutrition. In 2002, she received a ticket from the BJP to contest the UP Vidhan Sabha polls from Chandaur West constituency and defeated Samajwadi Party candidate Satish Premi by a margin of 700 votes. Premi). In the same year, she was appointed as a member of the Joint Committee on Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes. She served on the committee until 2003. In 2007, Gulab Devi lost the UP Legislative Assembly elections to BSP candidate Girish Chandra by a margin of 9,743 votes. From 2008 to 2012, she served as the vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She contested the 2012 UP Vidhan Sabha elections from Chandausi constituency; however, Gulab Devi was defeated by Samajwadi Party candidate Laxmi by a margin of 4,007 votes. In 2017, she won the UP Vidhan Sabha election from the BJP election in Chandaur West constituency against Indian National Congress candidate Km Vimlesh Kumari. Gulab defeated Vimlesh by a margin of 49,469 votes.
Gulab Devi delivers speech in UP Legislative Assembly
She took charge of the Ministry of State for Social Welfare, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in 2017. She is contesting the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections from Chandausi constituency with the support of the BJP. In the election, she was elected by a margin of 35,367 votes, defeating Samajwadi candidate Vimlesh Kumar.
Photos of Gulab Devi while campaigning for the 2022 UP Legislative Assembly elections
When the BJP allotted her a ticket to contest the 2022 assembly elections, around 200 BJP workers and appointees resigned due to dissatisfaction with the party’s decision. A BJP appointee said in an interview that the workers resigned because they wanted the candidate of their choice to get a ticket to contest the elections in the Chandaur West constituency. Talking about this, he said,
Those who resigned were angry that Gulab Devi was given a party ticket for the assembly elections. They are asking for votes from others and we have also informed the party high command about this. Around 200 stall adhyaksh, 15 department heads and a large number of party members have tendered their resignations. “
She was appointed Minister of Secondary Education (Independent Charge) in 2022.
Photos of Gulab Devi taking oath
dispute
Chatting with reporters
In 2023, a journalist and YouTuber named Sanjay Rana was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police for creating a ruckus during the interrogation of Gulab Devi at an event organized by the Uttar Pradesh government. At the event, Sanjay Rana irritated Gulab by asking a series of questions about the promises she had made while campaigning for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections, and she responded to reporters saying she knew he was there to interrupt Activity. she says,
I’ve recognized your eyes for a long time. Even as you stood there, I recognized your eyes… All these things are in your own place, you said, but the time has not come yet. But you forget that this Kundanpur village and Budh Nagar Khandwa are mine too. All of these things I said will work. “
Later, BJP district general secretary Yuva Morcha Shubham Raghav lodged a complaint against Sanjay for disturbing the event and Sanjay was arrested by the police. In a statement, Gulab Devi told the media that she knew nothing about Sanjay’s arrest but she was aware that he had physically assaulted a BJP worker at an event. The police later released Sanjay after he was granted bail.
salary
In 2022, UP MLAs are entitled to receive salary of Rs. 95,000+ other allowances.
assets/property
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 42,51,684
- Corporate bonds, debentures and shares: Rs. 25,00,000
real estate
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 35,00,000
- Residential Building: Rs. 35,00,000
Note: The movable and immovable property estimates given are based on 2021 and do not include assets owned by her husband.
net worth
As of 2022, her net worth is estimated to be Rs. 1,40,66,684. This does not include her husband’s net worth.
Facts/Trivia
- Gulab Devi said of her father in an interview that he refused to give up his job as a washer even when she became MLA from Uttar Pradesh.
- Gulab Devi loved dogs. She has a Labrador retriever as a pet.
- She has a voracious desire to read.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education