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 List of Members of the 7th Lok Sabha, (18 January 1980 – 31 December 1984) elected December 1979 – January 1980. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India nine sitting members from Rajya Sabha were el ...

representing

Hazaribagh (Lok Sabha constituency) Hazaribagh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency covers the entire Ramgarh district and part of Hazaribagh district Assembly segments Presently, Haz ...

of Bihar State.

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 Ramgarh Raj was the major ''Zamindari'' estate in the era of the British Raj in the former Indian province of Bihar. Territories which comprised the Ramgarh Raj presently constitute districts of Ramgarh, Hazaribagh, Chatra, Giridih, Kode ...

. 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 Dhar is a city located in Dhar district of the Malwa region in the States and union territories of India, state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Dhar district. Before Indian independence from Great B ...

. 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 Maharaja Kamakhya Narain Singh Bahadur (10 August 1916 – 7 May 1970) of Ramgarh, Jharkhand was the Maharaja Bahadur of Ramgarh Raj and later a politician. He belonged to the Rathore clan of Rajput. Early life and family He was educated ...

Bahadur of

, son of the late Raja

Lakshmi Narain Singh Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Illusion"). Alo ...

Bahadur and maternal great-grandson of Maharaja

Raja Arjun Singh Raja Arjun Singh (1829 – 1890) was a prominent leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Singhbhum. He served as the Raja of Porahat in Singhbhum, (now in chakradharpur, Jharkhand). Arjun Singh had great influence over Kols (also called Hos) ...

(freedom fighter) of Porahat Raj (Kolhan Estate).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Basant Narain 1918 births 1984 deaths India MPs 1967–1970 India MPs 1962–1967 India MPs 1977–1979 India MPs 1980–1984 People from Hazaribagh district Lok Sabha members from Bihar Swatantra Party politicians People from Ramgarh district