Gayatri Devi (Uttar Pradesh politician)
Gayatri Devi | |
|---|---|
| Spouse of the 6th Prime Minister of India | |
| In office 28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Gujraben Desai |
| Succeeded by | Sonia Gandhi |
| Member of 7th Lok Sabha | |
| In office 18 January 1980 – 31 December 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Chandan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Akhtar Hasan |
| Constituency | Kairana Lok Sabha constituency |
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 5 February 1969 – 23 February 1974 | |
| Preceded by | M.L. Gautam |
| Succeeded by | Rajendra Singh |
| Constituency | Iglas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1905 Sonipat district, Haryana |
| Died | 10 May 2002 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 6, including Ajit Singh |
Gayatri Devi was an Indian politician and spouse of Charan Singh who served as Member of 7th Lok Sabha from Kairana Lok Sabha constituency and Member of 5th Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Iglas Assembly constituency. She was only first lady MLA from Mathura.
Personal life
She was born on 5 December 1905 at Sonipat district, Haryana. She died on 10 May 2002 after a prolonged illness. She married Charan Singh, Prime Minister of India on 5 June 1925.