Lalitkumar Singh
Raja Lalitkumar Singh (1924-2000) was the last official ruler of princely state of Raigarh State. He ascended the throne in 1947 upon death of his father Raja Chakradhar Singh and acceded his State into Union of India on 1st January 1948.[1] He later got elected and became Member of Legislative Assembly from Gharghonda as a candidate of Indian National Congress in 1955. He next time got elected from Chargoda in 1959.[2][3][4][5] In 1980, he again stood for election but was defeated.[6] He died in 2000, as paupar living in hut, living on borrowed money.[7]
References
- ^ "जिला रायगढ़". Chhattisgarh Governement. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ Statistics, Madhya Pradesh (India) Directorate of Economics and (1958). Statistical Abstract of Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh (India). Directorate of Economics and Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
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- ^ Raigharh State
- ^ All India Reporter. D.V. Chitaley. 1959. p. 40. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ Lok Sabha Election 1980 - Madhya Pradesh
- ^ "Glimpse into the surreal lives of the maharajas". India Today. Retrieved 4 May 2017.