Phoolan Devi

Indian bandit, politician (1963-2001)

PersonDied aged 37humanQ465026

Also known as Bandit Queen

Born: August 10, 1963
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2.Stated in FemBio databaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: July 25, 2001
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Birthplace: Jalaun district
Place of death: New Delhi
Citizenship: India
Occupation: politician(since 1996)
, brigand(until 1983)
Positions held: Member of the 13th Lok Sabha(1999–2001)
, Member of the 11th Lok Sabha
Languages spoken, written or signed: Hindi
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Phoolan Devi, popularly known as the Bandit Queen, was an Indian dacoit (bandit) who became a politician, serving as a member of parliament until her assassination. She was a woman of the Mallah subcaste who grew up in poverty in a village in the state of Uttar Pradesh, where her family was on the losing side of a land dispute which caused them many problems.

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Sex or gender: female
Member of political party: Samajwadi Party
Manner of death: homicide
Cause of death: gunshot wound
Name in native language: फूलन देवी
Charge: banditry
kidnapping
End of work period: 2001
Start of work period: 1979
Date: July 25, 2001

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