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|name = Lal Chintamani Sharan Nath Shahdeo<br />
|title = Maharaja <br />
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|succession = 62nd [[Nagvanshis of Chotanagpur|Nagvanshi king]]<br />
|reign = 1950 – 1952<br />
|predecessor = [[Udai Pratap Nath Shah Deo]]<br />
|successor = <br />
|birth_date = 1931<br />
|birth_place = [[Ratu block|Ratu]], [[Ranchi]], [[Bihar and Orissa Province]]<br />
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|death_date = 10 July 2014 (aged 83) <br />
|death_place = [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]]<br />
|spouse = Maharani Prem Manjari Devi (m.1952)<br />
|issue = {{plainlist|<br />
*Madhuri Manjari Devi<br />
*Kalpana Kumari Devi<br />
*Tripti Manjari Devi<br />
*Gayatri Manjari Devi<br />
*[[Gopal Sharan Nath Shahdeo]]}}<br />
|dynasty = [[Nagvanshi dynasty|Nagvanshi]]<br />
|father = Kali Sharan Nath Shah Deo<br />
|mother = Baidehi Devi<br />
|religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
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'''Lal Chintamani Sharan Nath Shahdeo''' (14 December 1931 – 10 July 2014), was the last ruling [[Nagvanshi dynasty|Nagvanshi]] [[Maharaja]] of Chotanagpur Zamindari estate and a politician.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://m.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/maharaja-breathes-his-last/cid/164247|title=maharaja breathes his last|date=11 July 2014|website=telegraphindia}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/ranchi-bids-tearful-farewell-to-last-maharaja.html|title=Ranchi bids tearful farewell to last Maharaja|last=|first=|date=12 July 2014|website=dailypioneer|publisher=|access-date=2016-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/c/chotanagpur.html|title=CHOTA-NAGPUR (Zamindari)|website=members.iinet.net.au|access-date=17 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505023305/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/c/chotanagpur.html|archive-date=5 May 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livehistoryindia.com/story/amazing-india/navratangarh-lost-kingdom-of-the-nagvanshis/|title=Navratangarh: Lost Kingdom of the Nagvanshis|website=livehistoryindia|date=27 August 2019|access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Lal Chintamani Sharan Nath Shahdeo was born in the royal family of Nagvanshi dynasty in 1931. He studied at [[Rajkumar College, Raipur|Raj Kumar College]] in [[Raipur]]. In 1950, he succeeded his great grandfather [[Udai Pratap Nath Shah Deo]] as the maharaj of Chotanagpur zamindari estate. He married Prem Manjari Devi, daughter of Raja Bhanuganga Tribhuban Deb, Raja of [[Bamra State|Bamra]], and his wife, Rani Jyoti Manjari Devi in 1952. He had one son and four daughters. He was the last ruling maharaja till [[Zamindari]] was abolished in 1952.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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==Career==<br />
He was an Independent MLA from the [[Ranchi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ranchi Assembly constituency]] in 1957 and was the youngest MLA in the Bihar Vidhan Sabha. Later, he was elected to the Bihar Legislative Council as a Congress candidate.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120520/jsp/frontpage/story_15509220.jsp#.WCmbuc5OI2w|title=Ratu royalty stands by kin|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=20 May 2012|access-date=2016-11-14}}</ref><br />
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He was a member of South Eastern Railway Board, a life senator of Ranchi University and the chairman of Small Scale Industrial Board (Bihar). He helped in the establishment of many educational, health and government institutions by donating lands and lending financial support. Organisations thus established include Kartik Oraon College in Gumla, Maharani Prem Manjari Devi College for girls in Ratu, Adivasi Bal Vikas Vidyalaya in Ratu, Maharani Prem Manjari Devi Super Speciality Hospital in Ratu and Ratu police station among others.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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==Death==<br />
He died in Ranchi on 9 July 2014 following a brief illness.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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