Rabri Devi Age, Wiki and Bio

Rabri Devi

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth01/01/1955
Age69 years
BirthplaceSelar Kalan village, district Gopalganj, Bihar

Bio/Wiki

Famous forBeing the wife of Lalu Prasad Yadav

Physical Stats & More

Height158 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

Education5th Standard

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
Address208, Kautilya Nagar, Mp MLA Colony, P. O. B. V. College, Patna, Bihar

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date01/06/1973

Family

FatherSib Prasad Chaudhary (farmer)
MotherJagmato Devi (homemaker)
Siblings
Brother
  • Anirudh Prasad aka Sadhu Yadav (politician)
  • Subhash Prasad Yadav (politician)
  • Prabhunath Yadav (politician)
Sister
  • Paan
  • Rasgulla
  • Jalebi
SpouseLalu Prasad Yadav (politician)
Children
Son
  • Tej Pratap Yadav (politician)
  • Tejasvi Yadav (politician)
Daughter
  • Misa Bharti (politician)
  • Rohini Acharya
  • Chanda
  • Ragini
  • Dhannu
  • Hema
  • Lakshmi

Career

Political PartyRashtriya Janata Dal (1997-2021)
Political Journey
  • On 25 July 1997, she took the oath as the chief minister of Bihar for the first time and held the post till 11 February 1999.
  • On 9 March 1999, she took the oath as the chief minister of Bihar for the second time and held the post till 2 March 2000.
  • On 11 March 2000, she took the oath as the chief minister of Bihar for the third time and held the post till 6 March 2005.
  • On 20 November 2005, she became the Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly and held the post till 23 December 2010.
  • She won the Raghopur seat thrice in Bihar Assembly elections; however, in the 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, she contested from two seats: Raghopur and Sonpur assembly seats and lost both.
  • In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, she contested from the Saran constituency but lost to Rajiv Pratap Rudy of BJP.
  • On 12 May 2018, she became the Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Council and held the post till 23 June 2020.

Style Quotient

Car Collection
  • Mercedes Benz (worth Rs. 40 lakh)
  • Maruti 800 (worth Rs. 25000)
  • Military Jeep (worth Rs. 20000)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Rabri Devi was raised in Selar Kalan village in Gopalganj, Bihar, by her affluent landlord father who also owned a ration shop.
Her name, Rabri Devi, stemmed from a family tradition where her mother named her after the Indian sweet 'Rabri,' as per post-childbirth cravings, with her sisters receiving names based on similar sweet cravings.
Rabri Devi received education up to the 5th standard at a local school in her village.
At 14 years old, in 1973, she married Lalu Prasad Yadav, who was 25 years old at the time when his family was financially struggling.
After a year of marriage, Rabri Devi first met Lalu Prasad Yadav at her in-laws' house in Patna.
Rabri Devi served as Bihar's Chief Minister for three separate terms from 1997 to 2005, becoming the state's first female Chief Minister.
She has never traveled abroad as she does not possess a passport.
Rabri Devi is frequently captured cooking and serving meals to her spouse and children.