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Malti Devi

movie Homemaker cake Year, 1943 (Village Raipur, Kanpur division, Uttar Pradesh)
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Height

in centimeters- 152 cm in meters- 1.52 m in feet & inches- 5’

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Age

60

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Nation

Indian

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: Year, 1943
Birthplace: Village Raipur, Kanpur division, Uttar Pradesh
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Village Raipur, Kanpur division, Uttar Pradesh

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Mulayam Singh Yadav
Children: Son- Akhilesh Yadav (politician)

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Malti Devi

  • Malti Devi was an Indian woman who is known for being the first wife of Indian politician Mulayam Singh Yadav. She died in 2003 after suffering from a prolonged illness. She was the mother of Indian politician Akhilesh Yadav.
  • She was fourteen years old when she got married to Mulayam Singh Yadav. Malti and Mulayam got married in 1957, but their marriage guana ceremony was organised after 5 years. Reportedly, Mulayam organised a marriage procession with 5 buffalo carts and went to marry Malti from Saifai to Raipur, which were about 20-22 km away from each other. Soon after the procession reached Malti Devi’s house, it was welcomed with pomp, and every guest was offered a gold chain by Malti’s family.
  • In 1973, Malti Devi gave birth to Akhilesh Yadav, and since then, she went into a vegetative state due to complications.
  • On 27 May 2003, Malti Devi passed away. According to some media sources, in the 1980s, Mulayam Singh Yadav was in a relationship with Sadhna Gupta while being married to his first wife. Mulayam adopted the son of Sadhana whom she had from her first marriage. It was rumoured at that time that Mulayam got married to Sadhna Gupta in 2003. However, in 2007, Mulayam officially admitted in an affidavit, which he had submitted to the Supreme Court of India in connection to a disproportionate assets case, that Sadhna Gupta was his wife and Prateek Yadav was his son.

    Sadhana Gupta with her husband, Mulayam Singh Yadav
    Sadhana Gupta with her husband, Mulayam Singh Yadav
  • Akhilesh Yadav invited his maternal uncle to his oath-taking ceremony when Akhilesh became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the first time. During this time, Mulayam Singh arranged for Maharaj Singh Yadav a very nice hotel for a stay.
  • Later, Late Malti Devi Night Cricket Tournament was started by the Uttar Pradesh government in memory of Malti Devi. [2]Facebook Page of Tournament

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