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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Baby Devi
| image = Bebi Devi (cropped).jpg
| office = Minister of [[Government of Jharkhand]]
| termstart = 4 July 2023
| termend = 25 November 2024
| spouse = [[Jagarnath Mahto]]
| 1blankname = Portfolio
| 1namedata = Prohibition and Excise
| 2blankname = Chief Minister
| 3blankname = Ministry
| 2namedata = [[Hemant Soren]]
| 3namedata = [[Second Hemant Soren ministry|Soren II]]
| children = 5
| office1 = Member of the [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]
| termstart1 = 2023
| termend1 = 2024
| constituency = [[Dumri Assembly constituency|Dumri]]
| constituency1 = [[Dumri Assembly constituency|Dumri]]
| predecessor1 = [[Jagarnath Mahto]]
| successor1 = [[Jairam Kumar Mahato]]
}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}'''Baby Devi''' also known as '''Baby Mahto'''<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-06 |title=Baby Mahto’s challenges: Weed out corruption, boost revenue |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/baby-mahtos-challenges-weed-out-corruption-boost-revenue/articleshow/101529830.cms |access-date=2023-12-31 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> is an Indian politician, served as a Minister of Prohibition and Excise in [[Second Hemant Soren ministry|Second Hemant Soren Ministry]] .<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-04 |title=घर की जगह अब संभालेंगी पति की राजनीतिक विरासत, जानें झारखंड की मंत्री बनने से पहले कैसी थीं बेबी देवी |url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/ranchi/jagarnath-mahato-wife-baby-devi-bio-how-was-she-before-becoming-jharkhand-minister-jbj |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=Prabhat Khabar |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jharkhand कौन हैं हेमंत सरकार में मंत्री बननेवाली बेबी देवी घर के बाद अब संभालेंगी पति की राजनीतिक विरासत - Former Minister Jagarnath Mahto wife Baby Devi details who will take oath of Minister of Jharkhand |url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-former-minister-jagarnath-mahto-wife-baby-devi-details-who-will-take-oath-of-minister-of-jharkhand-23459028.html |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=ABP News |date=2023-07-03 |title=Jagarnath Mahto's Wife To Take Oath As Minister In Jharkhand Govt Today |url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/jagarnath-mahto-wife-baby-devi-to-take-oath-minister-in-hemant-soren-jharkhand-government-today-1613140 |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref> She is a Member of the [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]]. She is wife of Former Minister [[Jagarnath Mahto]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-03 |title=Jagarnath Mahto’s wife Baby Devi takes oath as Jharkhand Minister in Hemant Soren Cabinet |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jagarnath-mahtos-wife-baby-devi-takes-oath-as-jharkhand-minister-in-hemant-soren-cabinet/article67037131.ece |access-date=2023-07-30 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-04 |title=Baby Devi sworn in as minister in Jharkhand cabinet |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/baby-devi-wife-of-late-jharkhand-minister-sworn-in-as-minister-in-hemant-soren-led-government-101688409107674.html |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-07-03 |title=हेमंत सोरेन ने बेबी देवी को बगैर MLA बने बनाया मंत्री; अटक-अटक कर पढ़ा शपथ पत्र |url=https://www.indiatv.in/india/politics/baby-devi-wife-of-former-minister-jagarnath-mahto-takes-oath-as-minister-in-hemant-soren-govt-2023-07-03-972011 |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=India TV Hindi}}</ref>

== Career ==
In the by-election conducted in the [[Dumri Assembly constituency]] in 2023, she defeated Yashoda Devi, a representative of the All Jharkhand Students' Union of National Democratic Alliance with over 17,000 votes to become member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/india-blocs-bebi-devi-defeats-nda-candidate-by-over-17000-votes-in-jharkhands-dumri/articleshow/103524796.cms|title=India bloc Bebi Devi defeats NDA candidate|website=Times of India|access-date=9 September 2023}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Baby Devi was married to [[Jagarnath Mahto]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=मंत्री बनने के बाद बेबी देवी पहुंची बोकारो, कहा- 'मंत्री जी के अधूरे काम को पूरा करूंगी' |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/jharkhand/state/bokaro/jharkhand-excise-minister-baby-devi-reached-bokaro/jh20230705152853616616225 |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hindi}}</ref>

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