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Mayawati (born January 15, 1956) is an Indian politician, and the Chief Minister (incumbent) of Uttar Pradesh. She is the president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), and is widely perceived as the architect of the stunning BSP victory in the Uttar Pradesh Elections, 2007. Earlier, she had been the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh three times, briefly during 1995 and 1997, and from 2002 to 2003 with support from the Bharatiya Janata Party. Image File history File links Mayawati. ... Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh See also Uttar Pradesh Chief Ministers of India Links Categories: India-related stubs | Uttar Pradesh | Indian politicians | Office-holders | Government of India ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mulayam Singh Yadav (born November 22, 1939) is a politician in Uttar Pradesh, India. ... Presidents rule is enabled by article 356 of the constitution of India. ... Presidents rule is enabled by article 356 of the constitution of India. ... Presidents rule is enabled by article 356 of the constitution of India. ... Kalyan Singh (born 5 January 1932) is a former chief minister of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Mulayam Singh Yadav (born November 22, 1939) is a politician in Uttar Pradesh, India. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... , This article is about the urban region that is the capital of India. ... For the Nepalese party, see Bahujan Samaj Party, Nepal. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: ‎, translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), also popularly known by its abbreviation U.P., is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... For the Nepalese party, see Bahujan Samaj Party, Nepal. ... Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh See also Uttar Pradesh Chief Ministers of India Links Categories: India-related stubs | Uttar Pradesh | Indian politicians | Office-holders | Government of India ... The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (Hindi: , English: ), created in 1980, is one of the two major national political parties in India. ...

Mayawati is the first Dalit woman to become the Chief Minister of any of India's states^[2]. She belongs to Jatav (Chamar) caste which is a Dalit sub caste in Uttar Pradesh. Although her politics started with a Dalit platform, she has been increasingly reaching out to Brahmins and other upper castes, and her 2007 victory has been widely hailed as a result of such caste rainbow policies^[3]. In South Asias caste system, a Dalit; often called an untouchable; is a person of shudra; the lowest of the four castes. ... Chamar (Tanner) ( from the Sanskrit Charmakara) is a prominent occupational Dalit caste in India. ... A Brahmin (anglicised from the Sanskrit adjective belonging to Brahma, also known as Brahman belonging to ; Vipra, Dvija twice-born, Dvijottama best of the twice born or earth-god) is considered to be the highest class (varna) in the Indian caste system of Hindu society [1] [2], although this status...

Early days

Mayawati graduated from Kalindi College in Delhi and further studied law at the University of Delhi and worked as a teacher before embarking on a political career under the patronage of Kanshi Ram, the founder of the BSP. The University of Delhi (Hindi: दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय) is a university in India. ... Kanshi Ram (born 1934) is an Indian politician of Dalit Sikh background. ...

Political career

Mayawati fought her first election from the Kairana Lok Sabha seat, in the Muzaffarnagar district in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. In her career as a politician she has won elections at the national and state levels in addition to serving as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh several times. Kairana is a city and a municipal board in Muzaffarnagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ... Muzaffarnagar   is a medium-sized city in the western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. ...

In 2003, during one of her tenures as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati was accused of corruption by the opposition, Samajwadi Party. The Samajwadi Party legislators presented a video casette and a CD to the Governer of Uttar Pradesh. They claimed that the recording showed Mayawati asking her MLAs to hand over money from their annual constituency fund towards BSP's party fund^[4]. Shortly after, Mayawati got more than 140 cases filed against her bete noire and head of Samajwadi Party, Mulayam Singh Yadav, for alleged misuse of the Chief Minister's Discretionary Fund when he headed the government in 1995-96. She also got first information reports (FIRs) registered against other leaders of the Samajwadi Party. Samajwadi Party flag Samajwadi Party (Socialist Party) is a political party in India. ... The literal meaning of bête noire in French is black beast. ... Mulayam Singh Yadav (born November 22, 1939) is a politician in Uttar Pradesh, India. ... A First Information Report or FIR is a written document prepared by the police in India when they receive information about the commission of a cognizable offence. ...

Electoral sweep, 2007

In the 2007 Uttar Pradesh Elections, BSP under the leadership of Mayawati won 206 seats out of 402 (with a few seats still being counted). Contrary to all the poll predictions, BSP won an absolute majority, the first such majority since 1993. Mayawati is all set to become the chief minister for the fourth time and bring in some much needed political stability to Uttar Pradesh^[5].

References

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External links

• Official biodata
• Mayawati Profile