Jump to content

Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maharaja
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo
KCIE
6th Chief Minister of Odisha
In office
8 March 1967 – 9 January 1971
Preceded bySadashiva Tripathy
Succeeded byBishwanath Das
Personal details
Born(1912-03-31)31 March 1912
Balangir, Patna State, British India
Died23 February 1975(1975-02-23) (aged 62)
Political partySwatantra Party
Other political
affiliations		Ganatantra Parishad
SpouseKailash Kumari Devi
Children6 (4 daughters and 2 sons, including Raj and Ananga)
Alma materMayo College,
St. Columba's College, Hazaribagh
ProfessionPolitician

Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo KCIE (31 March 1912 – 23 February 1975) was an Indian politician and the last ruler of the princely state of Patna in Odisha before Indian independence in 1947. He was the President of the Ganatantra Parishad political party from 1950 to 1962 and the President of the Odisha state unit of the Swatantra Party after its merger with the Ganatantra Parishad in 1962. Deo was the Chief Minister of Orissa from 1967 to 1971.[1]

Early life and family

[edit]
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo in his youth.

Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo was born in an aristocratic Rajput[2] family to Raja Aditya Pratap Singh, the ruler of the princely state of Seraikela and Rani Padmini Kumari Devi. He was adopted by Maharaja Prithwiraj Singh Deo of Patna state. He studied in the Mayo College in Ajmer and the St. Columbia's College in Hazaribagh.[1]

Deo became the Maharaja of Patna state in 1924 and assumed full powers in 1933. In 1932, aged 20, he married Kailash Kumari Devi, the daughter of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala.[3] Through his wife, Deo's brother-in-law was Vipin Khanna.[3][4] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) in the 1946 New Year Honours list.[5] In 1948, the princely state of Patna was merged with the Union of India.

Political career

[edit]

In 1951, Deo was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha from Kalahandi Bolangir constituency in Odisha as a Ganatantra Parishad candidate.[6]

In 1957, he was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Titlagarh constituency[7] and became the leader of the opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly. After the fall of the minority Congress government, the Ganatantra Parishad formed a coalition government with the Congress on 22 May 1959. Rajendra Narayan became the finance minister in this government. The coalition government collapsed on 21 February 1961 and the President's rule was imposed. In 1961, he was re-elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Kantabanji constituency.[8]

In 1967, he was re-elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Bolangir constituency[1] and became the Chief Minister of Odisha on 8 March 1967. He led a coalition government formed by the Swatantra Party and the Orissa Jana Congress of Harekrushna Mahatab. He resigned from the office on 9 January 1971 and on 11 January 1971 the President's rule was imposed.[9] In 1971 and 1974, he was re-elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from the same constituency.

Personal life and death

[edit]

Deo was married to Kailash Kumari Devi and they had two children, Raj Raj Singh and Ananga Udaya Singh.[3][10][11] Deo's children and his descendants have been active in Odisha politics.[11] He died on 23 February 1975.

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "Bio - Data of Chief Ministers of Orissa" (PDF). Orissa Reference Manual - 2004. pp. 192–3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  2. ^ "rediff.com: The evil that envelopes Orissa". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Sarangi, Suresh Prasad (2017). "The Role of R.N. Singh Deo in the State Politics of Odisha in the Pre and Post-Independent Political Scenario: A Critical Study" (PDF). Odisha Review. p. 29. ISSN 0970-8669. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. ^ Rana, Mahendra Singh (2006). India Votes: Lok Sabha & Vidhan Sabha Elections 2001-2005. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 978-81-7625-647-6. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ^ "No. 37407". The London Gazette. 28 December 1945. p. 10.
  6. ^ "Statistical Report on General elections, 1951 to the 1st Lok Sabha, Volume I" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1961 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 5. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  9. ^ "Brief History of Odisha Legislative Assembly Since 1937". Odisha Legislative Assembly website. Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  10. ^ Chandramouli, Anuja (1 April 2023). "'Maharaja Rajendra Singh Deo: A Man Among Princes' book review". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  11. ^ a b Chandramouli, Anuja (1 April 2023). "All royal family members contesting Odisha assembly polls 2024". The Week. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
[edit]
Preceded by Chief Minister of Odisha
8 March 1967 – 9 January 1971 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rajendra_Narayan_Singh_Deo&oldid=1254316207"