Basanta Manjari Devi

Basanta Manjari Devi (1900 – 7 June 1961) was an Indian politician who served as the first woman minister of Odisha. She was the Deputy Minister of Health in the 1946 Harekrushna Mahatab government.

Basanta Manjari Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly and Minister for Industries and Social Welfare, Odisha
Constituency	Ranpur
Personal details
Born	1900 (1900)
Died	(1961-06-07)7 June 1961[1]
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Biranchi Narayan Singh Deo

Early life and family

Devi was born into the royal family of Nilgiri State. Her father was Shyama Chandra Bhanja Mardaraj Harichandan.^[1] She was married to Biranchi Narayan Singh Deo of Ranapur State. In the 1946 general election she was elected from Ranpur constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate. She was a Minister of Health, Relief and Rehabilitation in the 1946 Harekrushna Mahtab ministry.^[2]

In Independent India she was Deputy Health Minister, Odisha in 1953.^[3]