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Ashwamedh Devi

Ashwamedh Devi is a politician and a Member of Parliament elected from the Ujiarpur constituency in the Indian state of Bihar being a Janata Dal (United) candidate. Devi has also served as Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Kalyanpur, Samastipur Assembly constituency. In 2023, she was appointed the Chairperson of Bihar State Commission for Women by Government of Bihar. In 2025, she was again elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly. She represented Samastipur Assembly constituency this time.

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Ashwamedha Devi
Former Member of Parliament
ConstituencyUjjiyarpur
Chairperson of Bihar State women commission
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 20231
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2000–2005
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2005–2009
Personal details
Born (1967-09-18) 18 September 1967
PartyJanata Dal (United) (JD(U))
SpouseLate Pradip Mahto
ProfessionAgriculturist, Politician

Ashwamedh Devi (born 18 September 1967) is a politician and a Member of Parliament2 elected from the Ujiarpur constituency in the Indian state of Bihar being a Janata Dal (United) candidate.3 Devi has also served as Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Kalyanpur, Samastipur Assembly constituency. In 2023, she was appointed the Chairperson of Bihar State Commission for Women by Government of Bihar. In 2025, she was again elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly. She represented Samastipur Assembly constituency this time.4

Early life

Ashwamedh was born on 18 September 1967 in Meyari, district Samastipur (Bihar). She married Pradip Mahto on 7 May 1979 and has four sons.35

Education

Ashwamedh Devi is Matriculate, Bajitpur Meyari, Sarai Ranjan, Samastipur, Bihar.3

Political career

She was elected as a member of Bihar Vidhan Sabha in 2000 and 2005 from Kalyanpur, Samastipur Assembly constituency.6

Devi with Bihar's former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. source ↗

She remained as a member till 2009. In the year 2009, she was elected as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha.3 In 2023, she was appointed the head of State Commission for Women for the state of Bihar. Besides her, there were seven members in the reconstituted commission, which was formed to look after the issues related to women in state.7

Devi was Janata Dal (United) candidate from Samastipur Assembly constituency in 2025 elections to Bihar Legislative Assembly. She successfully defeated her opponent Akhtarul Islam Shahin with a margin of over 13,000 votes and was elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly.8

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References

  1. "Ashwamedh Devi take charges as Chairperson of State women commission". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. "EX-MP Track - Lok Sabha". PRS. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 15th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  4. "Samamstipur Election Result: समस्तीपुर की पहली महिला विधायक बनीं अश्वमेध देवी, राजद के गढ़ को किया ध्वस्त". Jagran. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  5. "Ujiarpur grapples with new caste equations - Delimitation changes constituency's constitution, not its share of problems". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. "Ashwamedh Devi chairman of Bihar Women Commission". jagran.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  7. "Ashwamedh Devi to head state commission for women". Times of India. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  8. "Samastipur Assembly constituency". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 November 2025.