Veteran Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Jamuna Devi, died at a private hospital in Indore this morning. She was 81 and is survived by a daughter.Devi, who was born on November 29, 1929, at Sardarpur in tribal Dhar district, was elected as the Leader of Opposition for the first time in 2003 and was again given the responsibility to lead the Opposition for a second term last year. A veteran tribal woman leader, she represented Kukshi in Dhar district in the state Assembly.Devi was also the member of the first Assembly of the Madhya Bharat State (1952-57) and later got elected as Lok Sabha member from Jhabua seat (1962-67). She was also the member of Rajya Sabha from 1978-81.In the year 1985, Devi was elected as the member of the state Assembly and inducted as Minister of State (independent charge) in the Madhya Pradesh Cabinet. She rose to become a Cabinet Minister in the state in the year 1993 after she was elected as an MLA for the third term.In 1998, she again won the polls for the third time and was inducted as the first woman deputy Chief Minister. (MORE) PTI MAS RRNSource from:http://chiru.in/2010/09/24/jamuna-devi-death-congress-leader-jamuna-devi-no-more-mp-leader-of-opposition-jamuna-devi-dead-videos-jamuna-devi-pictures-jamuna-devi/TAs:jamuna devi,denik jagran, greg henderson, geraint thomas, murio creador de facebook, dainik sambad

Veteran Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Jamuna Devi, died at a private hospital in Indore this morning. She was 81 and is survived by a daughter.

Devi, who was born on November 29, 1929, at Sardarpur in tribal Dhar district, was elected as the Leader of Opposition for the first time in 2003 and was again given the responsibility to lead the Opposition for a second term last year. A veteran tribal woman leader, she represented Kukshi in Dhar district in the state Assembly.

Devi was also the member of the first Assembly of the Madhya Bharat State (1952-57) and later got elected as Lok Sabha member from Jhabua seat (1962-67). She was also the member of Rajya Sabha from 1978-81.

In the year 1985, Devi was elected as the member of the state Assembly and inducted as Minister of State (independent charge) in the Madhya Pradesh Cabinet. She rose to become a Cabinet Minister in the state in the year 1993 after she was elected as an MLA for the third term.

In 1998, she again won the polls for the third time and was inducted as the first woman deputy Chief Minister. (MORE) PTI MAS RRN

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