Rekha Devi

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Rekha Devi
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2015–Incumbent
Preceded byArun Manjhi
ConstituencyMasaurhi
Personal details
BornMasaurhi, Patna, Bihar
NationalityIndian
Political partyRashtriya Janata Dal
ParentArvind Paswan (Father)
Alma mater7th Pass
OccupationPolitician
Social Work

Rekha Devi is an Indian politician from Bihar. She is a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, representing the Rashtriya Janata Dal from Masaurhi Assembly constituency which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community in Patna district.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

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Devi is from Masaurhi, Patna district, Bihar. She is the daughter of Arvind Paswan. She studied Class 7 and later discontinued her studies.

Career

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Devi won from Masaurhi Assembly constituency representing Rashtriya Janata Dal in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. She polled 98,696 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Nutan Paswan of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 32,227 votes.[4][5][6] She first became an MLA winning the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, where she defeated Nutan Paswan, who contested on Hindustani Awam Morcha ticket. She polled 89,657 votes and defeated Paswan by a margin of 39,186 votes.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Rekha Devi(RJD):Constituency- MASAURHI (SC)(PATNA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Masaurhi Election Result 2020 Live Updates: Rekha Devi of RJD Wins". News18. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Rekha Devi Election Results 2020: News, Votes, Results of Bihar Assembly". NDTV.com. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. ^ "MASAURHI (SC) Election 2020: Get Latest News Updates of the MASAURHI (SC) Constituency Seat in Bihar Assembly Election 2020". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Masaurhi Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Masaurhi Bihar Election 2020 Final Results LIVE:RJD Candidate REKHA DEVI wins from Masaurhi, Bihar". news.abplive.com. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Masaurhi Election Results 2020 | Bihar Election Results | Elections 2020". ndtv.com. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Masaurhi Election Result Live: आरजेडी उम्मीदवार रेखा देवी 32227 मतों से जीतीं, जदयू की नूतन पासवान की हार". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 27 September 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
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