Shashank Manjari

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Shashank Manjari
Maharani of Ramgarh Raj
Member of Narain Raj Parivar - Ramgarh Raj
Period1899 – 29 January 1987
PredecessorMaharani Rikinath Kauri
SuccessorMaharani Lalita Rajya Lakshmi
Born20 June 1899
Porahat Palace, Chakardharpur, Bihar , British India
Died29 January 1987
Raja Kothi Hazaribagh
SpouseMaharaja Lakshmi Narain Singh Bahadur
IssueMaharaja Kamakhya Narain Singh Bahadur ,Lt.Col.Dr. Maharaj Kumar Basant Narain Singh Ji Sahib
House Narain
FatherH.H. Maharaja Shri Narpath Singh of Porahat
Religion Hinduism

Maharani Shashank Manjari Devi Sahiba was an Indian politician. She was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Palamu, Bihar as a member of the Swatantra Party. She belonged to the erstwhile royal family (Narain Raj Parivar) of Ramgarh Raj and was also the grand-daughter of H.H. Maharaja Shri Raja Arjun Singh of Porahat. She was married to Maharaja Lakshmi Narain Singh Bahadur of Ramgarh Raj. She was also a M.L.A. from Jaridhi Vidhan Sabha and Dumri Vidhan Sabha for three terms and was also the irrigation minister of Bihar during 1969. She was regarded as one of the most powerful women of India as she never lost a singh election in her entire life. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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