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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Jamuna Devi<br />
| image =<br />
| imagesize =<br />
| caption = <br />
| office = [[Madhya Pradesh|Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| constituency = <br />
| term_start =1998<br />
| term_end=2003<br />
|predecessor = <br />
|successor = <br />
| office2 = Leader of Opposition [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| constituency2 = <br />
| term_start2 =2003<br />
| term_end2=2010<br />
|predecessor2 = [[Babulal Gaur]]<br />
|successor2 = [[Satyadev Katare]]<br />
| office3 = Member of the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br />
|constituency3 = [[Kukshi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kukshi]]<br />
| predecessor3 = [[Ranjana Baghel]]<br />
| successor3= Mukam Singh Kirade<br />
| term_start3 = [[1993 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]] <br />
| term_end3 = [[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2010]] <br />
| predecessor4 = Pratap Singh Baghel<br />
| successor4= [[Ranjana Baghel]]<br />
| term_start4 = [[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]] <br />
| term_end4 = [[1990 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1990]] <br />
| office5 = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] for [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| term_start5 = 1978<br />
| term_end5 =1981<br />
|office6= [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]<br />
| constituency6 = [[Ratlam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhabua-Ratlam]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| predecessor6 = Amar Singh Damar<br />
| successor6=Sur Singh<br />
|term_start6 = 1962<br />
|term_end6 = 1967<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| parents = Sukhji (father) <br />
| Mother's name = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|11|29|df=y}}<br />
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|9|24|1929|11|29||df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Sardarpur]], [[Central Provinces]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_place = [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| spouse = <br />
| children = 1 Daughter<br />
| occupation = Politician<br />
| alma_mater = <br />
| website = <br />
| date = 17 June |<br />
| year = 2018 |<br />
| source =<br />
{{cite web|url=http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/12thvs/12-213.PDF |title=Biography |publisher=Vidhan Sabha, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly}}<br />
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'''Jamuna Devi''' (29 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/lop-JamunaDevi.htm|title = MP Legislative Assembly}}</ref> She was elected as [[Lok Sabha]] member from [[Jhabua]] (1962–67). She was also the member of [[Rajya Sabha]] from 1978 to 1981.<ref>{{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}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
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She was member of the first assembly of the [[Madhya Bharat]] State from 1952 to 1957 then was Member of Parliament form [[Jhabua (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhabua]] from 1962 to 1967 as well as Rajya Sabha Member from 1978 to 1981.<br />
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She was junior minister in Governments [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|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.<br />
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When [[Indian National Congress]] lost power in 2003, she was named as leader of Opposition and remained in the post until 2010.<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cong-leader-jamuna-devi-passes-away/1/113799.html Cong leader Jamuna Devi passes away]</ref><ref>[http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mp-leader-of-oppn-jamuna-devi-dies-at-80/687637/ MP Leader of Oppn Jamuna Devi dies at 80]</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
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Jamuna Devi died on September 24, 2010 in [[Indore]] after suffering a long battle against cancer.<ref>[http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mp-leader-of-oppn-jamuna-devi-dies-at-80/687637/ MP Leader of Oppn Jamuna Devi dies at 80]</ref><br />
<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Mahim Pratap |title=Veteran Congress leader Jamuna Devi passes away |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Veteran-Congress-leader-Jamuna-Devi-passes-away/article16046016.ece |accessdate=17 June 2018 |agency=The Hindu |publisher=thehindu.com |date=24 Sep 2010 |location=Bhopal |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cong leader Jamuna Devi passes away |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cong-leader-jamuna-devi-passes-away-82604-2010-09-24 |accessdate=17 June 2018 |agency=ITGD Bureau |publisher=indiatoday.in |date=24 Sep 2010 |location=Bhopal |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=MP's senior INC leader Jamuna Devi passes away |url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/2010/09/24/mp-congress-leader-jamuna-devi-passes-away.html |accessdate=17 June 2018 |publisher=hindi.oneindia.com |date=24 Sep 2010 |location=Indore |language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=MP Leader of Oppn Jamuna Devi aka Buaji is dead |url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20100925/1594898.html |accessdate=17 June 2018 |agency=UNI |publisher=news.webindia123.com |date=24 Sep 2010 |location=Indore |language=English}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:People from Dhar district]]<br />
[[Category:3rd Lok Sabha members]]<br />
[[Category:Leaders of the Opposition in Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Deputy Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1985–1990]]<br />
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[[Category:20th-century Indian women politicians]]<br />
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