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{{short description|Indian royal and politician}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Lokendra Singh Judeo
| title = [[Maharaja|Maharaj]] of [[Panna State|Panna]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1946|12|16}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|01|26|1946|12|16|df=yes}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Indira Kumari|3 June 1967}}
| issue = {{plainlist|
* Kamaksha Kumari
* Sulakshana Kumari
}}
| father = [[Narendra Singh Judeo]]
| mother = Durga Rajya Lakshmi Devi
| house = [[Panna State|Panna]]
| dynasty = [[Bundela]]
| module = {{infobox person
| embed = yes
| education = {{plain list|
* Indore Christian College
}}
| signature =
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}}

'''Lokendra Singh Judeo''' (or simply '''Lokendra Singh''') was a member of the [[Panna State|Panna]] royal family and an Indian politician.

==Biography==
He was born on 16 December 1946 to [[Narendra Singh Judeo]], the [[Mahendra]] [[Maharaja]] of [[Panna State|Panna]], and his wife, Durga Rajya Lakshmi Devi, daughter of Maharajkumar Singha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana of [[Lamjang and Kaski]].<ref name=":5">[https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/782472/1/publications_whoswho_english_09_1992.pdf "Ninth Lok Sabha Who's Who"]. 1992.</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Jain |first=Vamika |url=https://vamikajain.com/Hunting-Souvenirs |title=The Hunting Souvenirs |publisher=[[National Institute of Design]] |year=2018 |location=Gandhinagar |publication-date=2018 |pages=104, 139}}</ref> He was educated at Indore Christian College, Indore.<ref name=":5" />

His father, in the late 1980s, entrusted him with the electoral responsibilities of his work.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jaffrelot |first=Christophe |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Religion_Caste_and_Politics_in_India/XAO3i_gS61wC |title=Religion, Caste, and Politics in India |date=2010 |publisher=Primus Books |isbn=978-93-80607-04-7 |pages=258 |language=en}}</ref> In 1977, he contested the general elections for the Panna seat in the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] as the candidate of the [[Janata Party]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Election Commission of India |url=https://archive.org/details/1977_20250409 |title=Statistical Report On General Election, 1977 To the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh |pages=1,5,73,348}}</ref> He won the seat with 29,640 votes.<ref name=":2" /> In 1993, he contested the general elections for the Panna seat in the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] as the [[Janata Party]] candidate and won with 30,615 votes.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Election Commission of India |url=https://archive.org/details/1993_20250409 |title=Statistical Report On General Election, 1993 To the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh |pages=1,5,78,359}}</ref> In 1989, he contested the general elections for the [[9th Lok Sabha|9th]] [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Damoh Lok Sabha constituency|Damoh]] as a candidate of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Election Commission of India |url=https://archive.org/details/1989_20250408 |title=Statistical Report On General ElectionS, 1989 To the Ninth Lok Sabha (Volume I) |date=1990 |pages=1–3,76,198}}</ref> He won the seat by securing 307,872 votes.<ref name=":4" /> In the 1970s, despite the [[Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972|Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972]], there were no strong local laws in Panna to protect wildlife.<ref name=":3" /> This led to poaching, illegal killings, and wildlife trading.<ref name=":3" /> Concerned about this, he met with [[Indira Gandhi]] and suggested that the protected land of Panna be designated as a National Park.<ref name=":3" /> She agreed and passed the idea on to [[Arjun Singh (Congress politician)|Arjun Singh]].<ref name=":3" /> Lokendra was appointed chairman of the committee that helped establish the park, and on 25 October 1981, [[Panna National Park]] was officially created.<ref name=":3" /> When he turned 73, he retired from politics.<ref name=":3" />

He married Indira Kumari on 3 June 1967.<ref name=":5" /> He had two daughters, Kamaksha Kumari and Sulakshana Kumari.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Kr. Amit Singh and Pawan Bakshi |url=https://archive.org/details/fvwx_talluqdars-of-oudh-kr.-amit-singh-and-pawan-bakshi |title=Talluqdars Of Oudh Kr. Amit Singh And Pawan Bakshi |pages=443}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Prabal |date=2011-04-30 |title=Prabal: History of Baghel (Rajputs) of Satna |url=https://puneetprabal.blogspot.com/2011/04/history-of-baghelrajputs-of-satna.html |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Prabal}}</ref> Kamaksha married Preetendra Singh of [[Nagod State|Nagod]], while Sulakshana married Rudramani Kant Singh of [[Bhinga]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

He died on 26 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MP: Former BJP MP Lokendra Singh dies at 75 |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/mp-former-bjp-mp-lokendra-singh-dies-at-75-204116/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Madhya Pradesh: Former BJP MP Lokendra Singh dies at 75 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/madhya-pradesh-former-bjp-mp-lokendra-singh-dies-at-75-943929.html |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1946 births]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian politicians]]
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]
[[Category:Janata Party politicians]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1977–1980]]
[[Category:Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1993–1998]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:India MPs 1989–1991]]

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