Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi

Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
22 June 2026
Preceded byLeishemba Sanajaoba
ConstituencyManipur
President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Manipur
JP Nadda
Nitin Nabin
Personal details
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
OccupationTeacher

Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi is an Indian politician and teacher from Manipur who served as National Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party from 2014 to 2016[1][2] and currently serving as the State President of Bharatiya Janta Party of Manipur.[3][4][5] She is the first woman President of Bharatiya Janata Party Manipur.[6]

Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi won the Rajya Sabha seat from the Manipur unopposed and took oath on 29 June 2026.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Sharda Devi named as new President of BJP Manipur". The Assam Tribune. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sharda Devi appointed as president of BJP Manipur - Eastern Mirror". Eastern Mirror. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "BJP appoints A Sharda Devi as new party president of Manipur". The Indian Express. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi appointed as the state president of BJP Manipur". The Frontier Manipur. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Singh, Bikash. "BJP appoints Bhabesh Kalita and Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi as party presidents of Assam and Manipur". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Manipur: Sharda Devi appointed as BJP's first woman President". The Northeast Today. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Three NDA candidates are elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from northeast". The Hindu. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Manipur BJP leader Sharda Devi wins Rajya Sabha seat unopposed". Hindustan Times. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Eight newly-elected MPs take oath as Rajya Sabha members". The Hindu. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.