Basant Narain Singh

Maharaj Kumar Dr. Basant Narain Singh (b. at Padma Lakshmi Nivas Palace, Hazaribagh District, April 9, 1918) was an Indian politician and a member of the 7th Lok Sabha representing Hazaribagh (Lok Sabha constituency) of Bihar State.

Basant Narain Singh
Maharaj Kumar of Ramgarh Raj
Ramgarh Raj
Period1918 – 3 February 1984
PredecessorMaharaj Kumar Rameshwar Narain Singh
SuccessorMaharaj Kumar M. Narain Singh Gazi Sarkar Sahib
Born(1918-04-09)9 April 1918
Padhma Palace, Ramgarh Raj, India
Died3 February 1984(1984-02-03) (aged 65)
Hazaribagh, Bihar
SpouseKunwarani Vijaya Raje
IssueMaharaj Kumar M. Narain Singh Gazi Sarkar Sahib and Kunwarani Bhavna Raje
FatherMaharaja Lakshmi Narain Singh Bahadur
MotherMaharajmata Shashank Manjiri Devi
ReligionHinduism

Education and career

Singh was educated at Rajkumar College, Raipur and at Mayo College, Ajmer.

He was also elected as a member of the 3rd, 4th, and 6th Lok Sabha of the Indian Parliament. He was a member of the Bihar State Legislative Assembly during 1952-62 and 1967–74 and Cabinet Minister in Bihar from 1967-72 holding various portfolios such as forest, excise, jail, revenue, public works, and irrigation. He was the general secretary of the Janta Party which was formed by Maharaja of Ramgarh Raj.

Personal life and family

He belonged to the royal family of Ramgarh Raj. He married Kuwarani Vijaya Raje, the daughter of H.R.H. Maharaja Sir Udaji Rao II Parmar (Honorary A.D.C. to King of England) of Dhar State. They had two children, Maharaj Kumar Mayurdhwaja Narain Singh Gaji Sarkar Sahib and Kuwarani Bhawna Raje. Their residence was at Raja Kothi in Hazaribagh.

He was the younger brother of Maharaja Kamakhya Narain Singh Bahadur of Ramgarh Raj, son of the late Raja Lakshmi Narain Singh Bahadur and maternal great-grandson of Maharaja Raja Arjun Singh (freedom fighter) of Porahat Raj (Kolhan Estate).[1]

References
  1. "8th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
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