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'''Shakuntala Devi ''' (born 1931) was an Indian politician. She was a [[Member of Parliament]], representing [[Banka (Lok Sabha constituency)|Banka]], [[Bihar]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] the [[lower house]] of [[Parliament of India|India's Parliament]] as a member of the [[ Indian National Congress]].<ref name="Sinhā2007">{{cite book|author=Niroja Sinhā|title=Empowerment Of Women Through Political Participation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zEzaAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=10 April 2018|date=1 January 2007|publisher=Kalpaz Publications|isbn=978-81-7835-345-6|page=16}}</ref><ref name="Sabha2003">{{cite book|author=India. Parliament. Lok Sabha|title=Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZLZVAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=10 April 2018|year=2003|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|page=516}}</ref><ref name="Chopra1993">{{cite book|author=Joginder Kumar Chopra|title=Women in the Indian Parliament: A Critical Study of Their Role|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjQ7zgQK9qcC&pg=PA175|accessdate=10 April 2018|date=1 January 1993|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-513-5|pages=175–}}</ref>
 
'''Shakuntala Devi ''' (10 October 1931 – 9 January 2022) was an Indian politician. She was a [[Member of Parliament]], representing [[Banka (Lok Sabha constituency)|Banka]], [[Bihar]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] the [[lower house]] of [[Parliament of India|India's Parliament]] as a member of the [[ Indian National Congress]].<ref name="Sinhā2007">{{cite book|author=Niroja Sinhā|title=Empowerment Of Women Through Political Participation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zEzaAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=10 April 2018|date=1 January 2007|publisher=Kalpaz Publications|isbn=978-81-7835-345-6|page=16}}</ref><ref name="Sabha2003">{{cite book|author=India. Parliament. Lok Sabha|title=Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZLZVAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=10 April 2018|year=2003|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|page=516}}</ref><ref name="Chopra1993">{{cite book|author=Joginder Kumar Chopra|title=Women in the Indian Parliament: A Critical Study of Their Role|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjQ7zgQK9qcC&pg=PA175|accessdate=10 April 2018|date=1 January 1993|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-513-5|pages=175–}}</ref> Devi died in Patna on 9 January 2022, at the age of 90.<ref>{{Cite news|title=कांग्रेस की दिग्‍गज नेत्री शकुंतला देवी का निधन, 1957 में पहली बार बांका से चुनी गई थीं सांसद|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/bhagalpur-bihar-politics-congress-veteran-woman-leader-shakuntala-devi-passed-away-for-the-first-time-in-1957-she-was-elected-mp-from-banka-22366280.html|access-date=2022-01-09|work=[[Dainik Jagran]]|language=hi}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 03:03, 10 January 2022


Shakuntala Devi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1957[1] – 1967[1]
Succeeded byB.S. Sharma
ConstituencyBanka, Bihar[1]
Personal details
Born(1931-10-10)10 October 1931
Sangrampur, Bihar, British India[1]
Died9 January 2022(2022-01-09) (aged 90)
Patna, Bihar, India
Political partyIndian National Congress

Shakuntala Devi (10 October 1931 – 9 January 2022) was an Indian politician. She was a Member of Parliament, representing Banka, Bihar in the Lok Sabha the lower house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress.[2][3][4] Devi died in Patna on 9 January 2022, at the age of 90.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. Niroja Sinhā (1 January 2007). Empowerment Of Women Through Political Participation. Kalpaz Publications. p. 16. ISBN 978-81-7835-345-6. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (2003). Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 516. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. Joginder Kumar Chopra (1 January 1993). Women in the Indian Parliament: A Critical Study of Their Role. Mittal Publications. pp. 175–. ISBN 978-81-7099-513-5. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. "कांग्रेस की दिग्‍गज नेत्री शकुंतला देवी का निधन, 1957 में पहली बार बांका से चुनी गई थीं सांसद". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 9 January 2022.

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