| Name(s) |
MAYAWATI |
| Date of
Birth |
January 15, 1956
- New Delhi, India. |
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Identity |
Indian
politician - Head of Bahujan Samaj
Party. Also a Member of Rajya Sabha since 2012. |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1994:
Mayawati was first elected to the Rajya Sabha (Upper
House) of Uttar Pradesh (UP) in 1994.
- 1995: Became Chief
Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Thereby she became the youngest
Chief Minister in the history of the state up until
that point, and the first female Dalit Chief
Minister in India.
- 1997: Became Chief
Minister of Uttar Pradesh - 2nd term.
- December 15, 2001: In
an address during a rally in Lucknow, Kanshi Ram named Mayawati
as his successor.
- 2002: Became Chief
Minister of Uttar Pradesh - 3rd term.
- September 18, 2003:
She was elected national president of the
BSP for her first term on this day.
- August 27, 2006:
She was elected National President unopposed for a second
consecutive term.
- May 13, 2007:
She was sworn in as Chief Minister of Uttar
Pradesh for the fourth time
- August 30, 2014:
She was elected National President unopposed for a third
term.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- She served four terms as Chief Minister of Uttar
Pradesh.
- Her party focuses on a platform of social change
to improve the welfare of the weakest strata of Indian
society — the Bahujans or Dalits, Other
Backward Classes, and religious
minorities.
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