Basant Narain Singh

Basant Narain Singh
Maharaj Kumar of Ramgarh Raj
Ramgarh Raj
Period	1918 – 3 February 1984
Predecessor	Maharaj Kumar Rameshwar Narain Singh
Successor	Maharaj Kumar M. Narain Singh Gazi Sarkar Sahib
Born	(1918-04-09)9 April 1918 Padhma Palace, Ramgarh Raj, India
Died	3 February 1984(1984-02-03) (aged 65) Hazaribagh, Bihar
Spouse	Kunwarani Vijaya Raje
Issue	Maharaj Kumar M. Narain Singh Gazi Sarkar Sahib and Kunwarani Bhavna Raje
Father	Maharaja Lakshmi Narain Singh Bahadur
Mother	Maharajmata Shashank Manjiri Devi
Religion	Hinduism

Maharaj Kumar Dr. Basant Narain Singh (b. at Padma Lakshmi Nivas Palace, Hazaribagh District, April 9, 1918) was an Indian politician and a member of the 7th Lok Sabha representing Hazaribagh (Lok Sabha constituency) of Bihar State.

Education and career

Singh was educated at Rajkumar College, Raipur and at Mayo College, Ajmer.

He was also elected as a member of the 3rd, 4th, and 6th Lok Sabha of the Indian Parliament. He was a member of the Bihar State Legislative Assembly during 1952-62 and 1967–74 and Cabinet Minister in Bihar from 1967-72 holding various portfolios such as forest, excise, jail, revenue, public works, and irrigation. He was the general secretary of the Janta Party which was formed by Maharaja of Ramgarh Raj.

Personal life and family

He belonged to the royal family of Ramgarh Raj. He married Kuwarani Vijaya Raje, the daughter of H.R.H. Maharaja Sir Udaji Rao II Parmar (Honorary A.D.C. to King of England) of Dhar State. They had two children, Maharaj Kumar Mayurdhwaja Narain Singh Gaji Sarkar Sahib and Kuwarani Bhawna Raje. Their residence was at Raja Kothi in Hazaribagh.

He was the younger brother of Maharaja Kamakhya Narain Singh Bahadur of Ramgarh Raj, son of the late Raja Lakshmi Narain Singh Bahadur and maternal great-grandson of Maharaja Raja Arjun Singh (freedom fighter) of Porahat Raj (Kolhan Estate).