Party Name : Congress
Constituency : Goalpara-ST
State : Assam
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 2
More Information :
MANJULA DEVI, RANI, Cong., (Assam—Goalpara—1957): D. of Maharajah of Pithapuram; B. Pithapuram, Godavari District, Andhra State, 5th January, 1912; ed. at Church Park Convent, Madras; m. Rajah of Sidh, April 1932; 1 S.; Social worker; Chairman, Dhubri Education Board; President, Assam Pradesh Mohila Samiti (1952—57); Vice-President, Assam Food Council; Vice-President, Indian Conference of Social Work, Assam State Branch and convenor of the same; Executive Member, National Council of Women of India; Member, N.I.A., Calcutta Club; Member, Committee of Correspondence, National Council of Women, U.S.A.; Took part by special invitation in Standing Committee of International Conference of Women held at Reading in 1952; Started destitute women's Home for refugees at Rupshi; Started 40 centres for welafer of women; Did relief work in Assam during earthuake and floods; knows oil painting music (Veena and Vocal); Writes prose and poetry. Hobbies: Photography and hunting. Favourite pastime: Reading. Special interests: Social welfare, literature and philosophy. Sports and Clubs: Tennis; Table Tennis, Billiards, Chess, Badminton etc.; Shillong Club, Shillong; Ladies Recreation Club, Madras and Lake Club, Calcutta. Travels abroad: U.S.A., Europe, Egypt, England and France. Permenent addresss: Sidha Sidli House, Upland Road,, Laitumkhrah, Shillong, Assam. [Voting results at the Election: Electorate: 7,89,396 Rani Manjula Devi .. 1,83,974 Shi Bhabananda Dutta .. 1,03,151 Shri Girish Chandra Chaudhury .. 65,580]
