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[[Rajmata]] '''Krishna Kumari''' (10 February 1926<ref>{{cite book |title=Reference India |date=1975 |publisher=Tradesman and Men India. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jv8ZAAAAIAAJ&q=krishna+kumari+February+10+,+1926&dq=krishna+kumari+February+10+,+1926&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjL9YWTtoLcAhUIPFAKHcofAnAQ6AEILDAC |accessdate=5 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=The Economic Times |author-link=The Economic Times |title=Marwar Rajmata and former MP Krishna Kumari passes away at 92 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/marwar-rajmata-and-former-mp-krishna-kumari-passes-away-at-92/articleshow/64837970.cms |accessdate=5 July 2018 |date=3 July 2018}}</ref> – 3 July 2018) was the last reigning [[Maharani]] of [[Marwar]]-[[Jodhpur]] (1947–1949), a state of [[Rathore]]s.<ref name="urlWomen in power 1940-1970">{{cite web |url=http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/womeninpower/Womeninpower1940.htm |title=Women in power 1940-1970 |work= |accessdate=2011-08-29}}</ref> After the death of her husband [[Maharaja Hanuwant Singh]] in 1952, she was [[regent]] for son, titular Maharaja [[Gaj Singh]] II as well as stepmother of the orphaned [[Hukum Singh Rathore|Hukum Singh]], and took charge of the princely family's interests.
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Krishna Kumari
| birth_date =10 February 1926
| birth_place =  
|death_date =3 July 2018
| death_place = Jodhpur
| residence =  
| party =  
| alma_mater =
| education =
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Jodhpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jodhpur]]
| predecessor = N K Sanghi
| successor = R D Gattani
| term = 1971 - 1977
| parents =  
| children = [[Gaj Singh]] II
| spouse = [[Maharaja Hanuwant Singh]]  
| website =
| footnotes =
}}


She was also known as HH Maharani Krishna Kumari Ba Sahiba of [[Dhrangadhra]]. She had opened a girls' school in Jodhpur, Rajamata Krishna Kumari Girls' Public school, which is amongst the best girls' schools of India. She died on 3 July 2018, in Jodhpur, aged 92.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dainik Bhaskar |author-link=Dainik Bhaskar |title=जोधपुर की पूर्व राजमाता कृष्णा कुमारी का निधन, आज शाम 4 बजे अंतिम संस्कार |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/jodhpur/news/jodhpur-s-former-rajmata-krishna-kumari-passes-away-5908296.html |accessdate=3 July 2018 |date=3 July 2018}}</ref>
[[Rajmata]] '''Krishna Kumari''' (10 February 1926<ref>{{cite book |title=Reference India |date=1975 |publisher=Tradesman and Men India. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jv8ZAAAAIAAJ&q=krishna+kumari+February+10+,+1926&dq=krishna+kumari+February+10+,+1926&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjL9YWTtoLcAhUIPFAKHcofAnAQ6AEILDAC |accessdate=5 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=The Economic Times |author-link=The Economic Times |title=Marwar Rajmata and former MP Krishna Kumari passes away at 92 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/marwar-rajmata-and-former-mp-krishna-kumari-passes-away-at-92/articleshow/64837970.cms |accessdate=5 July 2018 |date=3 July 2018}}</ref> – 3 July 2018) was an Indian politician and the last reigning [[Maharani]] of [[Marwar]]-[[Jodhpur]] (1947–1949), a state of [[Rathore]]s.<ref name="urlWomen in power 1940-1970">{{cite web |url=http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/womeninpower/Womeninpower1940.htm |title=Women in power 1940-1970 |work= |accessdate=2011-08-29}}</ref> After the death of her husband [[Maharaja Hanuwant Singh]] in 1952, she was [[regent]] for son, titular Maharaja [[Gaj Singh]] II as well as stepmother of the orphaned [[Hukum Singh Rathore|Hukum Singh]], and took charge of the princely family's interests.{{cn|date=September 2021}}
The book "The Royal Blue" by Ayodhya Prasad depicts most of her life from the Princess of Dhangadhra to the Maharani of Marwar (Jodhpur).
 
She was also known as HH Maharani Krishna Kumari Ba Sahiba of [[Dhrangadhra]]. She had opened a girls' school in Jodhpur, Rajamata Krishna Kumari Girls' Public school.{{cn|date=September 2021}}
 
She died on 3 July 2018, in Jodhpur, aged 92.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dainik Bhaskar |author-link=Dainik Bhaskar |title=जोधपुर की पूर्व राजमाता कृष्णा कुमारी का निधन, आज शाम 4 बजे अंतिम संस्कार |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/jodhpur/news/jodhpur-s-former-rajmata-krishna-kumari-passes-away-5908296.html |accessdate=3 July 2018 |date=3 July 2018}}</ref>
 
The book "The Royal Blue" by Ayodhya Prasad depicts most of her life from the Princess of Dhangadhra to the Maharani of Marwar (Jodhpur).{{cn|date=September 2021}}


==Political career==
==Political career==

Revision as of 23:47, 2 October 2021

Krishna Kumari
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1971 - 1977
Preceded byN K Sanghi
Succeeded byR D Gattani
ConstituencyJodhpur
Personal details
Born10 February 1926
Died3 July 2018
Jodhpur
Spouse(s)Maharaja Hanuwant Singh
ChildrenGaj Singh II

Rajmata Krishna Kumari (10 February 1926[1][2] – 3 July 2018) was an Indian politician and the last reigning Maharani of Marwar-Jodhpur (1947–1949), a state of Rathores.[3] After the death of her husband Maharaja Hanuwant Singh in 1952, she was regent for son, titular Maharaja Gaj Singh II as well as stepmother of the orphaned Hukum Singh, and took charge of the princely family's interests.[citation needed]

She was also known as HH Maharani Krishna Kumari Ba Sahiba of Dhrangadhra. She had opened a girls' school in Jodhpur, Rajamata Krishna Kumari Girls' Public school.[citation needed]

She died on 3 July 2018, in Jodhpur, aged 92.[4]

The book "The Royal Blue" by Ayodhya Prasad depicts most of her life from the Princess of Dhangadhra to the Maharani of Marwar (Jodhpur).[citation needed]

Political career

She contested the Lok Sabha election in 1971 from Jodhpur and won, serving until 1977.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Reference India. Tradesman and Men India. 1975. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. ↑ The Economic Times (3 July 2018). "Marwar Rajmata and former MP Krishna Kumari passes away at 92". Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Women in power 1940-1970". Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Dainik Bhaskar (3 July 2018). "जोधपुर की पूर्व राजमाता कृष्णा कुमारी का निधन, आज शाम 4 बजे अंतिम संस्कार". Retrieved 3 July 2018.
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