As reference from wikipedia: Mayawati's father Prabhu Das was a clerk in the Telecommunications department in Delhi, and her mother is Ram Rati. She graduated from Kalindi College in Delhi and further studied law at the University of Delhi. She also holds a Bachelor of Education degree, and was a teacher in Delhi until joining full time politics in 1984. At one point she also studied for the Indian Administrative Service examinations. However, after meeting Kanshi Ram in 1977, she gradually came under his patronage, and was part of his core team when he founded the BSP in 1984
While filing her nomination papers for the Vidhan Parishad after her she formed the Uttar Pradesh government, her affidavit stated she had assets worth over Rs 52 crore (Rs 52,00,00,000).[15] While filing her papers for the Lok Sabha election in 2004, she had declared her assets at a little over Rs 11 crore (Rs 11,00,00,000) . Mayawati's wealth grew by over 400% in these three years. Do you think she is a Great.
