Vijaya Raje
Kunwarani Vijaya Raje (16 September 1919, in Dhar – 21 December 1995) was a member of royal family from Ramgarh in Hazaribagh district of Bihar State of India. She was daughter of H.R.H. Maharaja Col. Sir Udaji Rao II Puar Bahadur from former Dhar State in present Madhya Pradesh.
| Vijaya Raje | |
|---|---|
| Kunwarani of Ramgarh Raj | |
| Member of Narain Raj Parivar - Ramgarh Raj | |
| Dhar State | 16 September, 1919 – 12 December, 1995 |
| Predecessor | Maharajmata Shashank Manjiri Devi |
| Successor | Kunwarani Shashi Prabha Singh |
| Born | 16 September 1919 Dhar, India |
| Died | December 21, 1995 (aged 76) Hazaribagh |
| Spouse | Lt. Col. Dr. Maharaj Kumar Basant Narain Singh |
| Issue | Maharaj Kumar M. Narain Singh Gazi Sarkar Sahib and Kunwarani Bhavna Raje |
| House | Narain |
| Father | H.R.H.Maharaja Col. Sir Udaji Rao II Puar Bahadur |
| Religion | Hinduism |
She was member of the 1st Rajya Sabha during 1952-1957 from Bihar State of the Janta Party of Ramgarh Raj.[1] Later she was elected to Lok Sabha from Chatra (Lok Sabha constituency) of Bihar State in 1957, 1962 and 1967 for 2nd, 3rd and 4th Lok Sabha.[2]
She was from the Narain Dynasty. She married Lautinent Colonel Maharaj Kumar Dr. Basant Narain Singh, the younger brother of Maharaja Kamakhya Narain Singh Bahadur of Ramgarh Raj. They had one son Maharaj Kumar Mayurdhwaja Narain Singh Gaji Sarkar Sahib and one daughter Kunwarani Bhavana Raje,.
References
- "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- "4th Lok Sabha- Members Bioprofile". LS Secretariat, New Delhi. Retrieved 26 October 2017.