Manjula Devi | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1957-1962 | |
Constituency | Goalpara,Assam |
Personal details | |
Born | Pithapuram,Godavari District,Madras Presidency,British India | 5 January 1912
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Raja of Sidh (m. 1932) |
Children | one |
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