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'''Bandana Kumari''' is an Indian politician who served as [[Delhi Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly]] for [[Shalimar Bagh (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Shalimar Bagh constituency]] from 2013 to 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-02-08 |title=Shalimar Bagh election results 2025 highlights: BJP's Rekha Gupta breaks AAP's winning streak |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/mangolpuri-election-results-2025-highlight-saap-bandana-kumari-bjp-rekha-gupta-and-congress-parveen-kumar/articleshow/118049276.cms |access-date=2025-02-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

She has served as [[Delhi Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker of Delhi Legislative Assembly]] and former president of women's wing of the party, [[Aam Aadmi Party]] Mahila Shakti.<ref name="DNA">{{cite news | url=https://www.iamin.in/en/north-east-delhi/news/bandana-kumari-flags-22-gramin-sewa-vehicles-women-47463 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219170952/https://www.iamin.in/en/north-east-delhi/news/bandana-kumari-flags-22-gramin-sewa-vehicles-women-47463 | url-status=unfit | archive-date=19 February 2015 | title=Bandana Kumari flags off 22 Gramin Sewa vehicles for women | work=I am in DNAOf North East Delhi | date=1 December 2014 | accessdate=19 February 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Bandana was born on 11 March 1974 in [[Samastipur]], [[Bihar]]. Her father's name is Braj Kishore Sharma.<ref name="NIC">{{cite web | url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/aspfile/whos_who/VthAssembly/BandanaKumari.htm | title=Profile | publisher=Delhi Assembly official site | accessdate=19 February 2015}}</ref> She completed her 12th standard from Ram Briksh Benipuri School, [[Muzaffarpur]] in 1991 under the BSE (state) board. Bandana further got the [[Bachelor of Arts]] (BA Hons) from [[B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University]], [[Muzaffarpur]] in 1994. Her husband's name is Sajjan Kumar. Both of them were self-employed as per 2013 affidavit.<ref name="2013aff">{{cite web | url=http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3delhi2013/85/BANDANA%20KUMARI.pdf | title=2013 election affidavit | publisher=docs2.myneta.info | accessdate=19 February 2015 | archive-date=19 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219161516/http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3delhi2013/85/BANDANA%20KUMARI.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> She is presently a housewife <ref name="PTI">{{cite web | url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aap-names-8-more-nominees-completes-list-for-delhi-assembly-elections/521012-37-64.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105162645/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aap-names-8-more-nominees-completes-list-for-delhi-assembly-elections/521012-37-64.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=5 January 2015 | title=AAP names 8 more nominees, completes list for Delhi Assembly elections | publisher=CNN IBN | accessdate=19 February 2015 | author=PTI|date = 3 January 2015}}</ref> and a social worker. She is a resident of [[Shalimar Bagh, Delhi]] with her husband and son.<ref name="NIC"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/delhi/shalimar-bagh-mla-results | title=Shalimar Bagh: Results | publisher=NDTV | accessdate=19 February 2015}}</ref>

==Politics==
In the [[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections of December 2013]], Bandana Kumari was elected as an MLA from the [[Shalimar Bagh (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Shalimar Bagh constituency]] in Delhi, defeated three-time sitting MLA, Ravinder Nath Bansal of [[Bhartiya Janta Party]] (BJP) by a margin of 10,651 votes; she secured 47,235 votes. She was instantly hailed as a "giant killer". Bandana's victory was considered a shocking defeat for the BJP as the constituency was traditionally considered to be a stronghold of the party. The constituency was with the BJP since 1993. Shalimar Bagh was also the constituency of BJP's chief minister [[Sahib Singh Verma]] in 1993 and Bansal had held the seat for 15 years.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-12-09/news/44989415_1_aap-bjp-bigwigs-harsh-vardhan | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212041329/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-12-09/news/44989415_1_aap-bjp-bigwigs-harsh-vardhan | url-status=dead | archive-date=12 December 2013 | title=Assembly polls 2013: No Modi magic in few of the Delhi seats; BJP blame infighting, casual attitude | work=The Economic Times | date=9 December 2013 | accessdate=19 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="huff">{{cite news | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/02/10/delhi-assembly-elections_n_6651324.html | title=6 Women Candidates Who Won Delhi Elections | work=The Huffington Post India | date=2015-02-10 | accessdate=19 February 2015 | author=Indrani Basu}}</ref><ref name="deccan"/>

Bandana became President of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Mahila Shakti, the AAP's women's wing. She raised issues of women's safety in the city. The AAP's women's wing and Youth wing started 22 Gramin Sewa vehicles for females and senior citizens from [[Delhi metro]] stations in December 2014 to address Women's safety and woo women voters.<ref name="DNA"/> Bandana was renominated for Shalimar Bagh in the [[2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election]]s. She fought the election on issues of women's safety and corruption.<ref name="deccan">{{cite news | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/456605/there-no-modi-wave-city.html | title=There is no Modi wave in the city | work=Deccan herald | date=30 January 2015 | accessdate=19 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Only six women make it to Delhi assembly">{{cite news |date=10 February 2015 |title=Only six women make it to Delhi assembly |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2015/delhi/story/delhi-elections-results-2015-aap-woman-candidate-winners-239704-2015-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131161350/https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2015/delhi/story/delhi-elections-results-2015-aap-woman-candidate-winners-239704-2015-02-10 |archive-date=31 January 2025 |access-date=31 January 2025 |publisher=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Meet the six women MLAs of Delhi">{{cite news |date=12 February 2015 |title=Meet the six women MLAs of Delhi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/meet-the-six-women-mlas-of-delhi/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226130534/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/meet-the-six-women-mlas-of-delhi/ |archivedate=26 February 2025 |accessdate=26 February 2025 |publisher=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

Bandana won over BJP's [[Rekha Gupta]], the Standing Committee Deputy Chairman [[New Delhi Municipal Council]] (NDMC), by a victory margin of 10,978 votes. She also got higher votes (62,656) than 2013 elections.<ref name="ec">{{cite web | url=http://eciresults.nic.in/StatewiseU054.htm | title=Election Result | publisher=ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA | accessdate=16 February 2015 | archive-date=15 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215154246/http://eciresults.nic.in/StatewiseU054.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0567.htm?ac=1 Assembly Elections 2015 Results, Election Commission of India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210143352/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0567.htm?ac=1 |date=2015-02-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-02-10/news/59005489_1_aap-bandana-kumari-bjp-councillors | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219164112/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-02-10/news/59005489_1_aap-bandana-kumari-bjp-councillors | url-status=dead | archive-date=19 February 2015 | title=Delhi polls: AAP's broom sweeps away BJP mayors, councillors | work=The Economic Times | date=10 February 2015 | accessdate=19 February 2015}}</ref>

The AAP won 67 of the 70 seats in Delhi. It announced on 12 February 2015 that Bandana Kumari would be its nominee for the deputy Speaker of the [[Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/delhi-elections-2015/top-stories/Manish-Sisodia-to-be-deputy-CM-of-Delhi/articleshow/46207998.cms | title=Manish Sisodia to be deputy CM of Delhi | work=Times of India | date=12 February 2015 | accessdate=19 February 2015 | author=Neha Lalchandani}}</ref> On 23 February, she was formally elected as deputy Speaker; while [[Ram Niwas Goel]] became the speaker.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.asianage.com/delhi/ram-niwas-goel-new-speaker-bandana-kumari-his-deputy-470 | title=Ram Niwas Goel is new Speaker, Bandana Kumari his deputy | newspaper=[[The Asian Age]] | date=23 February 2015 | accessdate=26 February 2015}}</ref> She lost in 2025 to [[Rekha Gupta]].

==Electoral performance ==
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{{#section:Shalimar Bagh Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2020}}
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