Rani Manjula Devi was an Indian politician, daughter of the Maharajah of Pithapuram. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Goalpara, Assam as a member of the Indian National Congress. She was a student of the Church Park Convent in Madras. She married the Raja of Sidhli Raja Ajit Narayan dev in 1932.[1][2][3][4][5]
Manjula Devi | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1957-1962 | |
| Constituency | Goalpara, Assam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1912 Pithapuram, Godavari District, Madras Presidency, British India(present-day Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Raja of Sidh (m. 1932) |
| Children | one |
| Source: [1] | |
References
edit- ^ "Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ Joginder Kumar Chopra (1 January 1993). Women in the Indian Parliament: A Critical Study of Their Role. Mittal Publications. pp. 465–. ISBN 978-81-7099-513-5. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ The Indian Journal of Political Science. Indian Political Science Association. 1978. p. 72. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ India. Parliament. Lok Sabha. Committee of Privileges (1957). Report. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 101. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Assam (India). Legislature. Legislative Assembly (1969). Assam Legislative Assembly Debates: Official report. p. 293. Retrieved 26 October 2017.