| Political Involvement | - Active in student politics during her education through AISA (All India Students’ Association), which is aligned with leftist and Marxist-Leninist politics.
- In 2012, she contested in the Patna University Students’ Union election under AISA and achieved a second-place finish.
- Worked as an assistant professor at Patna Women’s College for 3.5 years.
- Cleared the 64th Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) exam in 2018, appointed as Supply Inspector in the Bihar government but resigned to pursue social work.
- Candidate of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation (CPI(ML) Liberation) from the Digha Assembly constituency for the Bihar Legislative Assembly Election 2025.
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| Political Contest | - Making her political entry in 2025 with her first significant electoral contest at the Legislative Assembly level.
- Challenging the incumbent BJP MLA Sanjeev Chaurasia who has held the Digha seat multiple times.
- Lost the Digha seat in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election; BJP's Sanjeev Chaurasia won with 1,11,001 votes, while Divya Gautam received 51,922 votes.
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| Community Engagement | - Vocal about local civic issues in Digha, including waterlogging, lack of streetlights, and traffic problems, while criticizing the incumbent government for inaction.
- Campaign focused on spotlights unemployment in Digha, explicitly stating she would not use her cousin Sushant Singh Rajput's legacy as a political factor.
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| Teaching Experience | Assistant Professor at Patna Women’s College (3.5 years) |
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