Niranjan Jyoti

Niranjan Jyoti (born 1 March 1967), more commonly known as Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, is a Hindu monk and Indian politician belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She was appointed as President of National Commission for Backward Classes on 18 March 2026. She was appointed the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries in November 2014. On 30 May 2019, she was appointed Minister of state in the Ministry of Rural Development in the Narendra Modi Cabinet.

She represents the Fatehpur constituency, Uttar Pradesh, in the Lok Sabha, after winning in the 2014 general election. She also represented the Hamirpur constituency in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly after winning in the 2012 election.

Life and career Niranjan Jyoti was born on 1 March 1967 in the village of Patewra, in Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh. Her father was Achyutanand and mother was Shiv Kali Devi.

In May 2019, Jyoti became Minister of State for Rural Development.

Personal views and controversies

On 1 December 2014, The statement caused an uproar in the Parliament. She subsequently expressed regret over her statements and offered to apologize.