Bibhu Kumari Devi

Bibhu Kumari Devi (born 1944) is an Indian National Congress politician and former member of the 10th Lok Sabha.

Early life

Daughter to Raja Lav Shah, Bibhu Kumari was born on 28 June 1944 in Mussoorie (then in United Provinces).[1] She's a great-granddaughter of Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman and graduated from the Isabella Thoburn College in Lucknow.[1][2]

Career

Devi is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and entered the Tripura Legislative Assembly in 1983. The same year she was included in the All India Congress Committee. From 1989 to 1991, she served as the Minister for Revenue and Local Self-Government in the Tripura state government, when the INC made her its candidate for the 1991 general elections from Tripura East constituency reserved for scheduled tribes. She defeated Baju Ban Riyan of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to become a member of the 10th Lok Sabha.[1]

In 1998, Devi refused to contest in the Tripura legislative elections after the INC fielded her for the Matabari seat.[3]

Personal life

Devi married the last King of Tripura, Kirit Bikram Kishore Dev Barman from whom she had one son and two daughters.[1] Her husband and son Pradyot Debbarman were also members of the INC.[4] In 2015, a local court in Tripura ordered the state government to hand over Neermahal palace and Rudrasagar Lake to Devi.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Members Bioprofile: Bibhu Kumari Devi, Maharani". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Prakash, Ved (2007). Encyclopaedia of North-East India. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 2281. ISBN 978-81-269-0707-6.
  3. ↑ United News of India (29 January 1998). "Congress changes candidates". Rediff.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tripura: Cong leader quits citing mistreatment". CNN-News18. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tripura royal property". The Statesman. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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