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 granddaughter 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]

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
HouseNarain
FatherH.H. Maharaja Shri Narpath Singh of Porahat
ReligionHinduism

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  1. ^ "Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. ^ India. Parliament. House of the People; India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (1987). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 193. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. ^ Niroja Sinhā (1 January 2007). Empowerment Of Women Through Political Participation. Kalpaz Publications. p. 16. ISBN 978-81-7835-345-6. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. ^ Padalkar, R. (2021). Ruling Dynasties of Independent India - Volume 1. Notion Press. p. 444. ISBN 978-1-63714-799-3. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  5. ^ India. Parliament. House of the People (1987). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 1. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  6. ^ India. Election Commission (1967). Bye-elections Brochure. Election Commission of India. p. 73. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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