Rajendra Kumari Bajpai
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Rajendra Kumari Bajpai (8 February 1925 – 17 July 1999) was an Indian National Congress politician, a former Union Minister of India and former Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry. She was elected three times to the Lok Sabha from Sitapur constituency in 1980, 1984 and 1989 and was a close confidant of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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Rajendra Kumari Bajpai | |
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Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry | |
In office 2 May 1995 – 22 April 1998 | |
President | Shankar Dayal Sharma K. R. Narayanan |
Chief Minister | R. V. Janakiraman |
Preceded by | Marri Chenna Reddy |
Succeeded by | Rajani Rai |
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Welfare | |
In office 25 September 1985 – 2 December 1989 | |
Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
Succeeded by | Ram Vilas Paswan |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1980–1991 | |
Preceded by | Har Govind Verma |
Succeeded by | Janardan Prasad Mishra |
Constituency | Sitapur |
Personal details | |
Born | (1925-02-08)8 February 1925 Laluchak, Bihar, British India |
Died | 17 June 1999(1999-06-17) (aged 74) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
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