Uma Bharti

Uma Bharti

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Uma Bharti Profile

  • Name:
  • Uma Bharti
  • Born:
  • May 3, 1959
  • Born / Home Town:
  • Dunda

Uma Bharti Biography

Uma Bharti is one of the top and powerful women politicians of India at present. She belongs to Bhartiya Janata Party and has been involved with the party since early 1980’s. She has been associated with Ram Janmabhoomi movement since 1980’s, Vishva Hindu Parishad and was present during the demolition of the Babri Masjid. She contested her first parliamentary elections in 1984 and was defeated. But later she won in 1991, 1996, 1998 and 1999, successful contesting from Khajuraho constituency. She has served the portfolios of Human Resource Development, Tourism, Youth Affairs & Sports, and Coal & Mines.

 

She belongs to Dunda of Tikamgarh District and was born in a middle class agricultural family. Since childhood she was attached to religious things and spirituality. She couldn’t complete her school education. She came to contact with Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia, who later became her political mentor. She entered politics at her early 20’s. Though she failed in her first attempt in 1984 general elections, she got successfully elected in 1989 from the constituency of Khajuraho. She won from the same constituency in 1991, 1996, and 1998 general elections too.

 

She rose to prominence with the political movement of Ramjanmabhoomi alongside L. K. Advani and many prominent BJP leaders. Her fiery speeches during the movement have played a significant role in the catalyzation of the same movement. In 2003 Assembly polls, she led BJP to a three fourths majority in Madhya Pradesh. Bharati resigned from Chief Minister’s post in August 2004, on the issue of the right to hoist the National Flag. She was suspended from the party too. But next year she was brought back into national executive. She formed Bhartiya Janashakti Party which was not successful in the by-elections. She was re-inducted in the BJP on 7 June 2011. Uma Bharti is unmarried.

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Updated: May 06, 2014

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