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'''Rajendra Kumari Bajpai''' (8 February 1925 – 17 July 1999) was an [[Indian National Congress]] politician, a former Union Minister of India and former [[Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry]]. She was elected three times to the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Sitapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sitapur]] constituency in 1980, 1984 and 1989 and was a close confidant of former Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]].<br />
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==Early life and family==<br />
She was born on 8 February 1925 in Laluchak, [[Bhagalpur district]], [[Bihar]] to Pt. S.K. Mishra, she was the granddaughter of [[Ravi Shankar Shukla]] and niece of [[Shyama Charan Shukla]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rajendra Kumari Bajpai|url=http://www.s9.com/Biography/Bajpai-Rajendra-Kumari|publisher=S9 Biography|access-date=22 December 2012}}</ref> After her schooling she received M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from [[Allahabad University]].<ref name=lok>{{cite web |title=9th Lok Sabha: Members Bioprofile |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2675.htm |publisher=Lok Sabha Official website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103122124/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2675.htm |archive-date=3 November 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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She married D.N. Bajpai, a teacher by profession in 1947, who also took part in the Quit India Movement of 1942. The couple had a son Ashok Bajpai and a daughter Mrs. Manisha Dwivedi.<ref name=lok/><br />
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==Career==<br />
She was member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh]] from 1962 to 77; remained the head of [[Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee]] (UPCC) and a close confidant of former Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=It's family first for UP parties in poll battle|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/uttar-pradesh-assembly-elections-2012-nepotism-ticket-distribution/1/168750.html |date=14 January 2012|publisher= India Today}}</ref> Eventually she held various ministries in the Cabinet of Uttar Pradesh (1970–77).<ref name=lok/> Thereafter, she was elected to the Lok Sabha three consecutive times from Sitapur in 1980, 1984 and 1989.<ref name=rediff/> She became Union Minister of State with independent charge of Ministry of Social Welfare (1984–86), Minister of State with independent charge of [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Labour]] (1986–87) and Minister of State with independent charge of Welfare (1987–89) with [[Rajiv Gandhi]] as Prime Minister.<ref>{{cite web|title=Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership|url=http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/Governors1990.htm|publisher=guide2womenleaders|access-date=22 December 2012}}</ref> She was appointed lieutenant governor of Pondicherry from 2 May 1995 to 22 April 1998.<ref>[http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/pondicherry.HTML Pondicherry Legislative Assembly]</ref><br />
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She died on 17 July 1999 at [[Allahabad]] after a prolonged kidney-related illness. She was survived by her husband and children.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bajpai dead|url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19990718/ige18012.html |date= 18 July 1999|access-date=23 December 2012}}</ref> At the time of her death, her son Ashok Bajpai was president of the District Congress committee, while Dr Ranjana Bajpai, her daughter-in-law was president of Uttar Pradesh [[Mahila Congress]].<ref name=rediff>{{cite news |title=Rajendra Kumari Bajpai is dead |url=http://www.rediff.co.in/news/1999/jul/17baj.htm |publisher= [[Rediff]] News|date=17 July 1999 |access-date=23 December 2012}}</ref><br />
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