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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bhagirathi Devi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|01|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Narkatiaganj]], [[West Champaran district]], [[Bihar]]
| residence = Shikarpur, [[West Champaran district]], Bihar
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| occupation = Politician<br />Social worker
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| nationality = [[India]]n
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Mamikhan Raut
| children = 6
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| office1 = Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
| term1 = 2010
| predecessor1 = [[Chandra Mohan Rai]]
| successor1 =
| constituency1 = [[Ramnagar, Paschim Champaran (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ramnagar]]
| term_start2 = 2000
| term_end2 = 2010
| predecessor2 = Bhola Ram Toofani
| successor2 = ''Constituency defunct''
| constituency2 = [[Shikarpur, Bihar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shikarpur]]
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'''Bhagirathi Devi''' (born 12 January 1954) is an Indian politician. She is a member of the [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Legislative Assembly]], and currently represents [[Ramnagar, Paschim Champaran (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ramnagar, Paschim Champaran]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thequint.com/bihar-elections/2015/09/26/from-proxies-to-politicians-bihars-female-mlas |title = From Proxies To Politicians: Bihar's Female MLAs|work = thequint| publisher = thequint |accessdate = 2011-01-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.deccanherald.com/content/317527/sweeper-turned-mla-champion-rights.html |title = Sweeper-turned-MLA champion of rights| work=Deccan Herald| date=11 June 2012 }}</ref> Bhagarithi Devi initially worked as a sweeper in the block development office in Narkatiyaganj, [[West Champaran district]] with {{INRConvert|800}} as salary.

She hails from a Mahadalit family from [[Narkatiaganj]] in Bihar. Bhagirathi again contested from [[Ramnagar, Paschim Champaran (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ramnagar assembly seat]] in [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]] against Congress candidate and won the seat.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/new-bihar-mlas-take-oath-in-assembly/articleshow/49997954.cms | title=New Bihar MLAs take oath in assembly | date=1 December 2015 | author=PTI | newspaper=The Economic Times | accessdate=29 November 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/Bihar-election-results-2015-Women-MLAs-number-comes-down-by-6-to-28/articleshow/49730479.cms | title=Bihar election results 2015: Women MLAs' number comes down by 6 to 28 | date=10 November 2015 | first=Vithika | last=Salomi | newspaper=The Times of India | accessdate=29 November 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/tough-task-for-congress-to-wrest-seats-from-bjp/articleshow/49037572.cms|title=Tough task for Congress to wrest seats from BJP | Patna News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/BJP-names-candidates-from-99-assembly-seats/articleshow/49038361.cms|title=BJP names candidates from 99 assembly seats | Patna News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> In April 2015, Bhagirathi Devi fought with Annu Shukla of ruling Janata Dal (United) during the Zero Hour in [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] over the issue of non-payment of wage under [[National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005|MGNREGA]] scheme.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bihar-assembly-adjourned-after-2-rival-women-mlas-get-into-a-fight-2079754|title=Bihar Assembly adjourned after 2 rival women MLAs get into a fight|date=22 April 2015|website=DNA India}}</ref> Bhagirathi Devi initially won elections from now-defunct [[Shikarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] in 2000 and 2005. She is married to a railway employee, Mamikhan Raut.

== Award ==
In 2019, she was honoured with the [[Padma Shri]] Award.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/padma-awards-2019-announced-full-list-awardees-95673|title=Padma awards for 2019 announced: Full list of awardees|website=News Minute|date=25 January 2019|accessdate=28 January 2019}}</ref>

==Social work==
Bhagirathi allowed the Anganwadi Kendra (child care centres) to open its office in her house in [[West Champaran district]]. She especially worked in the field of girls’ education. Bhagirathi spent several years creating mahila sangathans (women's groups) in Narkatiyaganj block, organising women and creating awareness around issues that included domestic violence, violence against dalits and fair wages. She later expanded her political activism to other blocks in the district, going to jail in 1991 for organising demonstrations.

==See also==
* [[Jitan Ram Manjhi]]
* [[Manoj Bajpai]]

== References ==

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==External links==
* {{Facebook|bhagirathi.devi.9 |Bhagirathi Devi }}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Public Affairs}}

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