Jamuna Devi

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Jamuna

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| office = Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh

| constituency =

| term_start =1998

| term_end=2003

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|successor =

| office2 = Leader of Opposition Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

| constituency2 =

| term_start2 =2003

| term_end2=2010

|predecessor2 = Babulal Gaur

|successor2 = Satyadev Katare

| office3 = Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly

|constituency3 = Kukshi

| predecessor3 = Ranjana Baghel

| successor3= Mukam Singh Kirade

| term_start3 = 1993

| term_end3 = 2010

| predecessor4 = Pratap Singh Baghel

| successor4= Ranjana Baghel

| term_start4 = 1985

| term_end4 = 1990

| office5 = MP of Rajya Sabha for Madhya Pradesh

| term_start5 = 1978

| term_end5 =1981

|office6= Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| constituency6 = Jhabua-Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh

| predecessor6 = Amar Singh Damar

| successor6=Sur Singh

|term_start6 = 1962

|term_end6 = 1967

| party = Indian National Congress

| parents = Sukhji (father)

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|11|19|df=y}}

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|9|24|1929|11|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sardarpur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India

| death_place = Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

| spouse =

| children = 1 Daughter

| occupation = Politician

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| website =

| date = 17 June |

| year = 2018 |

| source =

{{cite web|url=http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/12thvs/12-213.PDF |title=Biography |publisher=Vidhan Sabha, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly}}

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Jamuna Devi (19 November 1929 – 24 September 2010) was a leader of Indian National Congress party from Madhya Pradesh. She was a member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly and served as the leader of Opposition and deputy chief minister of the state.{{Cite web|url=http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/lop-JamunaDevi.htm|title = MP Legislative Assembly}} She was elected as Lok Sabha member from Jhabua (1962–67). She was also the member of Rajya Sabha from 1978 to 1981.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-congress-leader-jamuna-devi-passes-away-1442360|title=Congress leader Jamuna Devi passes away|date=24 September 2010}}

Career

She was member of the first assembly of the Madhya Bharat State from 1952 to 1957 then was Member of Parliament form Jhabua from 1962 to 1967 as well as Rajya Sabha Member from 1978 to 1981.

She was junior minister in Governments Arjun Singh, Motilal Vora and Shyama Charan Shukla but was inducted into cabinet under Digvijaya Singh and was later promoted to Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in 1998, thus becoming first woman deputy chief minister.

When Indian National Congress lost power in 2003, she was named as leader of Opposition and remained in the post until 2010.[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cong-leader-jamuna-devi-passes-away/1/113799.html Cong leader Jamuna Devi passes away][http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mp-leader-of-oppn-jamuna-devi-dies-at-80/687637/ MP Leader of Oppn Jamuna Devi dies at 80]

Death

Devi died on September 24, 2010, in Indore after suffering a long battle against cancer.[http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mp-leader-of-oppn-jamuna-devi-dies-at-80/687637/ MP Leader of Oppn Jamuna Devi dies at 80]

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