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Shanti Devi (Odisha politician)

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Shanti Devi
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
February 1990 – March 1995
Preceded bySarat Chandra Panda
Succeeded byAnanta Narayan Singh Deo
ConstituencySurada Assembly constituency
Personal details
Died4 June 2009
SpouseAnanta Narayan Singh Deo
RelationsNandini Devi (daughter in law)
ChildrenKishore Chandra Singh Deo

Shanti Devi was an Indian politician from the state of Odisha who served as Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly,[1] Queen of Dharakote[2] and Deputy Chairperson of Ganjam Zilla Parishad.[3] In 1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, she got 45,201 votes.[1]

Personal life

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She died on 4 June 2009.[4] She married Ananta Narayan Singh Deo in April 1960.[5] She was the mother of Kishore Chandra Singh Deo[6] and mother-in-law of Nandini Devi.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India.
  2. ^ "Ganjam dist sent 8 women MlAs; six of them queens". Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. ^ "ZP chief reserved for women after 24 years". Orissa Post. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Late Shanti Devi". Odisha Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Member's Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Girl becomes head of Orissa royal family". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  7. ^ Mohanty, Hrusikesh (2019). "With Deo out of poll race, end of road for Khallikote royals?". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 December 2022.