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'''Shakuntala Nayar''' (born 1926) is an Indian politician who was a member of [[Lok Sabha]]. She was elected to Lok Sabha from [[Kaiserganj (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] as a candidate of [[Jana Sangha]]. She was born in 1926 in [[Dehradun]] and studied at Wynberg Girls High School Mussorie. She was married with [[K.K. Nayar]] a civil servant in 1946. She was a member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from 1962 to 1967. She was elected to Lok Sabha thrice, in 1952 as member of Hindu Maha Sabha, and in 1967 and 1971 from [[Kaiserganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kaiserganj]] as member of [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/896.htm |title=Members Bioprofile |publisher=164.100.47.132 |date=1946-04-20 |accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref>
 
{{Infobox officeholder
| name        = Shakuntala Nayar
| image      = [[File:Shakuntala Nayar portrait.gif|200px]]
| caption    =
| birth_date  = {{birth date text|January 1926}}
| birth_place = [[Mohan Pass]], [[Dehradun]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], [[British Raj|British India]]
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| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Kaiserganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kaiserganj, Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start = 4 March 1967
| term_end = 18 January 1977
| predecessor = Basant Kunwari
| successor = [[Rudrasen Chaudhary|Rudra Sen Chaudhary]]
| primeminister = [[Indira Gandhi]]
| constituency1 = Gonda District (West), Uttar Pradesh
| term_start1 = 17 April 1952
| term_end1 = 4 April 1957
| predecessor1 = ''constituency established''
| primeminister1 = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2 = Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
| term_start2 = 17 April 1952
| term_end2 = 4 April 1957
 
| party = [[Hindu Mahasabha]] <br>  [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
| otherparty =
| religion =
| spouse = [[K. K. Nayar]]
| children =
| website =
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}}
 
'''Shakuntala Nayar''' (born January 1926, date of death unknown) was an Indian politician from [[Uttar Pradesh]] who was a member of [[Lok Sabha]].
 
== Personal life ==
She was born as daughter of Dalip Singh Bisht at  [[Mohan Pass|Mohand Pass]], [[Dehradun]]. She had her schooling from [[Wynberg Allen School]]. She was married to [[Indian Civil Service]] officer [[K. K. Nayar]] in April 1946. They have a son.
 
== Public life ==
She was elected to Lok Sabha from [[Kaiserganj (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] as a candidate of [[Jana Sangha]]. She was a member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from 1962 to 1967. She was elected to Lok Sabha thrice, in 1952 as member of Hindu Maha Sabha, and in 1967 and 1971 from [[Kaiserganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kaiserganj]] as member of [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/896.htm |title=Members Bioprofile |publisher=164.100.47.132 |date=1946-04-20 |accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nayar, Shrimati Shakuntala |url=https://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/896.htm |website=Fifth Lok Sabha |access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref> Nayar is deceased.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kamal Pushp |url=https://cdn.narendramodi.in/cmsuploads/0.07351200_1672632652_Kamal-Pushp1.pdf |website=Narendra Modi |access-date=26 March 2023}}</ref>
 
== See also ==
 
* [[K. K. Nayar]]


==References==
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Shakuntala Nayar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
4 March 1967 – 18 January 1977
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byBasant Kunwari
Succeeded byRudra Sen Chaudhary
ConstituencyKaiserganj, Uttar Pradesh
In office
17 April 1952 – 4 April 1957
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byconstituency established
ConstituencyGonda District (West), Uttar Pradesh
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
17 April 1952 – 4 April 1957
ConstituencyNagar, Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
BornTemplate:Birth date text
Mohan Pass, Dehradun, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Political partyHindu Mahasabha
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Spouse(s)K. K. Nayar

Shakuntala Nayar (born January 1926, date of death unknown) was an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh who was a member of Lok Sabha.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

She was born as daughter of Dalip Singh Bisht at Mohand Pass, Dehradun. She had her schooling from Wynberg Allen School. She was married to Indian Civil Service officer K. K. Nayar in April 1946. They have a son.

Public life[edit | edit source]

She was elected to Lok Sabha from Kaiserganj (Lok Sabha constituency) in Uttar Pradesh as a candidate of Jana Sangha. She was a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1967. She was elected to Lok Sabha thrice, in 1952 as member of Hindu Maha Sabha, and in 1967 and 1971 from Kaiserganj as member of Bharatiya Jana Sangh.[1][2] Nayar is deceased.[3]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.132. 20 April 1946. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. "Nayar, Shrimati Shakuntala". Fifth Lok Sabha. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. "Kamal Pushp" (PDF). Narendra Modi. Retrieved 26 March 2023.