She has twice represented Sambhal in the Lok Sabha and has been a member of both houses of the Uttar Pradesh legislature.
Shanti Devi is the daughter of Chaudhary Badan Singh Yadav and was born on 30 January 1937 at Jarif Nagar of Badaun district.
[1] Three years later, she stood for and won the 1977 Indian general election from Sambhal as a member of the Bharatiya Lok Dal, obtaining 64.29% of the total votes polled.
In the next general election she joined the Janata Party (Secular) but lost to Bijendra Pal Singh of Indian National Congress (Indira) (INC (I)).
[2] For the 1984 Indian general election Devi switched to INC (I) and won the seat, receiving 36.46% votes.