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'''Yashoda Devi''' (1927–2004) was the first woman to be elected from a former [[princely state]] of India as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member of a legislative assembly]]. She was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan]] from the [[Banswara]] constituency in 1953 as a candidate of the [[Socialist Party (India)|Socialist Party]]. Her success, in which she obtained 63.75 per cent of the vote, resulted from a by-election which took place due to the poll for the prior MLA being deemed illegal. In total, four women candidates contested the constituency.<ref name="dna">{{cite news |title=Rajasthan polls: When Yashoda Devi stood for all women in Rajasthan as an 'Adarsh' politician |date=1 December 2013 |first=Jagdish |last=Vijayvergiya |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-rajasthan-polls-when-yashoda-devi-stood-for-all-women-in-rajasthan-as-an-adarsh-politician-1927722 |work=DNA |access-date=2015-04-10}}</ref><br />
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Yashoda Devi was born in [[Ujjain]] in 1927. After her education at [[Banasthali Vidhyapeeth]] and [[Bheel Ashram]] in [[Bamania]], she became a campaigner for various issues. These included activism supporting women's rights and against alcohol, as well as the campaign opposing [[Riyasat]]. She was both chairman and general secretary of [[Akhil Hindu Vanwasi Mahila Panchayat]].<ref name="dna" /><br />
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She was given the title ''[[Adarsh Nari]]'' by [[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]] in April 2003 and died on 3 January 2004.<ref name="dna" /><br />
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One other woman, called [[Kamala Beniwal]], was elected to the same assembly later during its 1952–1957 term.<ref>{{cite book |title=Legislative Elite in an Indian State: A Case Study of Rajasthan |first=Shashi Lata |last=Puri |publisher=Abhinav Publications |year=1978 |isbn=978-8-17017-077-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ED7R9ODfT4YC&pg=PA38 |page=38}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1927 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Women in Rajasthan politics]]<br />
[[Category:Rajasthan MLAs 1952–1957]]<br />
[[Category:Indian women's rights activists]]<br />
[[Category:Politicians from Ujjain]]<br />
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