Mayawati is an Indian politician. She was born on 15 January 1956 in New Delhi. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn. She earned a BA degree from Kalindi Women’s College, Delhi, BEd degree from Faculty of Law, Delhi, and an LLB degree from VMLG College, Ghaziabad. 

 Her father’s name was Prabhu Das, and his mother’s name was Ram Rati. Mayawati is unmarried. 

Interesting facts about Mayawati

Mayawati is an Indian politician who holds the distinction of being the youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and the first Dalit woman Chief Minister of India.

After completing her graduation, she taught as a teacher for about a year in Indrapuri JJ Colony, Delhi.

In the year 1984, Mayawati joined the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). In 1989, she was elected as an MP from Bijnor. 

When Kanshi Ram met Mayawati for the first time in 1977, she was preparing for the Indian Administrative Services. Kanshi Ram declared her as his successor during a rally in Lucknow on 15 December 2001.

In the year 1995, she was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. She won against the former CM Mulayam Singh Yadav.

In 1997 and 2002, Mayawati was re-elected as the CM of Uttar Pradesh. 

Mayawati’s political journey

Mayawati was elected as the National President of BSP on 18 September 2003.

In the year 2003, Mayawati was honoured with the Paul Harris Fellow Award by UNICEF, the World Health Organization, and Rotary International for her initiatives in polio eradication as Chief Minister of UP. 

She emerged as the Chief Minister of UP for the fourth time in the year 2007.

Mayawati was included in Newsweek's list of Top Women Achievers in 2007.

In the year 2008, Forbes included Mayawati at 59th place in the list of 100 most powerful women in the world.

Mayawati’s autobiography

She has authored an autobiography titled ‘A Travelogue of My Struggle Life and the Bahujan Movement.’

On March 15, 2010, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of BSP founder Kanshi Ram, party workers welcomed Mayawati by garlanding her with currency notes. She faced heavy criticism from the public. 

On 20 June 2016, Mayawati was honoured with the Rajarshi Sahu Award by the Rajarshi Sahu Memorial Trust.

Mayawati had built Ambedkar Park with an expenditure of about Rs 2000 crore on 107 acres of land in Gomtinagar, Lucknow.