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Not to be confused with Sakuntla Devi, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh for the Samajwadi Party. Indian politician (1931–2022)

Shakuntala Devi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1957–1967
Succeeded byB.S. Sharma
ConstituencyBanka, Bihar
Personal details
Born(1931-10-10)10 October 1931
Sangrampur, Bihar, British Raj
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.

Biography

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. Devi died in Patna on 9 January 2022, at the age of 90.

References

  1. ^ "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 Hindi). Retrieved 9 January 2022.

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