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[[File:Raj Chandra Sen in 1952.gif|thumb|Raj Chandra Sen in 1952]]'''Raj Chandra Sen''' was an | [[File:Raj Chandra Sen in 1952.gif|thumb|Raj Chandra Sen in 1952]]'''Raj Chandra Sen''' was an Indian politician, a government Minister in the [[Kota State]] before the independence of India. He represented the [[Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad]] in the [[1st Lok Sabha]] (lower house of the [[parliament of India]]) [[1952 Indian general election|elected in 1952]]. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Sen was born on 19 June 1890 in [[Dilwara]], as the elder son of Rao Bahadur Raj | Sen was born on 19 June 1890 in the estate of [[Dilwara|Delwara]] under [[Mewar]], in modern day district of [[Rajsamand]], [[Rajasthan]] as the elder son of Rao Bahadur Raj Bijay Singhji of Kunadi.<ref name=ls>Lok Sabha. ''[http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/996.htm Members Bioprofile: SEN, SHRI RAJ CHANDRA]''</ref><ref name="(Agency)1938"/> Sen hailed from a [[Rajput]] family, belonging to the Jhala clan of [[Rajputs]] and its Jaitawat sub-clan.<ref name="(Agency)1938">{{cite book|author=Rajputana (Agency)|title=List of Ruling Princes, Chiefs and Leading Personages|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8aZCAAAAIAAJ|year=1938|publisher=Manager of Publications|page=130}}</ref> His father had been brought to Kunadi by adoption in 1888, after the death of Raj Rup Singhjj chief of [[Kunadi]] estate in the former princely state of [[Kota State|Kota]].<ref name="(Agency)1938"/> Sen studied at [[Mayo College]] in [[Ajmer]] and obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree.<ref name=ls/> | ||
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Between 1910 and 1912 he worked as attache to the Agent to the Governor General in Central India.<ref name=ls/> In 1914 he joined the Revuene Department of the Kota State Service.<ref name=ls/> On 9 November 1926 he was named Private Secretary to the Maharaja of Kota, and he was seated to the immediate left of the Maharaja in the ''[[Durbar (court)|durbar]] ''(court).<ref name=ls/><ref name="(Agency)1938"/> In 1940 he was named Minister in of the Kota State Council.<ref name=ls/> He served as Minister until 1947.<ref name=ls/> | Between 1910 and 1912 he worked as attache to the Agent to the Governor General in Central India.<ref name=ls/> In 1914 he joined the Revuene Department of the Kota State Service.<ref name=ls/> On 9 November 1926 he was named Private Secretary to the Maharaja of Kota, and he was seated to the immediate left of the Maharaja in the ''[[Durbar (court)|durbar]] ''(court).<ref name=ls/><ref name="(Agency)1938"/> In 1940 he was named Minister in of the Kota State Council.<ref name=ls/> He served as Minister until 1947.<ref name=ls/> | ||
Sen also owned lands.<ref name=ls/> In 1936 he succeeded his father as the holder of the Kunari estate (which traced its history to 1644, when the second ruler of Kota bestowed it upon Arjun Singh).<ref name="(Agency)1938"/> His estate consisted of Kunari (on the left bank of Chambal river, opposite Kota town) and eight dependent villages.<ref name="(Agency)1938"/> | Sen also owned lands.<ref name=ls/> In 1936 he succeeded his father as the holder of the Kunari estate (which traced its history to 1644, when the second ruler of Kota bestowed it upon Arjun Singh).<ref name="(Agency)1938"/> His estate consisted of Kunari (on the left bank of Chambal river, opposite Kota town) and eight dependent villages.<ref name="(Agency)1938"/> | ||
In 1952, Sen was elected to the first Lok Sabha from the [[Kota (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kota-Bundi constituency]]. He obtained 41,715 votes (44.85%).<ref name=e1952>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1951 TO THE FIRST LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)]''</ref> Sen was one of three Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad members in the first Lok Sabha, all elected from constituencies in Rajasthan.<ref name=e1952/> | In 1952, Sen was elected to the first Lok Sabha from the [[Kota (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kota-Bundi constituency]]. He obtained 41,715 votes (44.85%).<ref name=e1952>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1951 TO THE FIRST LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)]''</ref> Sen was one of three Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad members in the first Lok Sabha, all elected from constituencies in Rajasthan.<ref name=e1952/> | ||
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Raj Chandra Sen was an Indian politician, a government Minister in the Kota State before the independence of India. He represented the Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad in the 1st Lok Sabha (lower house of the parliament of India) elected in 1952.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Sen was born on 19 June 1890 in the estate of Delwara under Mewar, in modern day district of Rajsamand, Rajasthan as the elder son of Rao Bahadur Raj Bijay Singhji of Kunadi.[1][2] Sen hailed from a Rajput family, belonging to the Jhala clan of Rajputs and its Jaitawat sub-clan.[2] His father had been brought to Kunadi by adoption in 1888, after the death of Raj Rup Singhjj chief of Kunadi estate in the former princely state of Kota.[2] Sen studied at Mayo College in Ajmer and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
Between 1910 and 1912 he worked as attache to the Agent to the Governor General in Central India.[1] In 1914 he joined the Revuene Department of the Kota State Service.[1] On 9 November 1926 he was named Private Secretary to the Maharaja of Kota, and he was seated to the immediate left of the Maharaja in the durbar (court).[1][2] In 1940 he was named Minister in of the Kota State Council.[1] He served as Minister until 1947.[1]
Sen also owned lands.[1] In 1936 he succeeded his father as the holder of the Kunari estate (which traced its history to 1644, when the second ruler of Kota bestowed it upon Arjun Singh).[2] His estate consisted of Kunari (on the left bank of Chambal river, opposite Kota town) and eight dependent villages.[2]
In 1952, Sen was elected to the first Lok Sabha from the Kota-Bundi constituency. He obtained 41,715 votes (44.85%).[3] Sen was one of three Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad members in the first Lok Sabha, all elected from constituencies in Rajasthan.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Lok Sabha. Members Bioprofile: SEN, SHRI RAJ CHANDRA
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Rajputana (Agency) (1938). List of Ruling Princes, Chiefs and Leading Personages. Manager of Publications. p. 130.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1951 TO THE FIRST LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)