I DO NOT THINK IT IS TRUE BUT I DO REMEMBER THAT RANI RATNA PRABHA DEVI OF DHENKANAL HAD DEFEATED THE LATE BIJU PATNAIK IN THE MID TERM ELECTIONS TO THE ORISSA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY IN 1961.BIJU PATNAIK HAD CONTESTED FROM ANOTHER SEAT ALSO (CHOUDWAR OR PATKURA) AND WON FROM THERE AND BECAME THE CHIEF MINISTER OF ORISSA Regards, B.K.Singh Deo On 7/25/08, Rahul Biswas <rahul4640@dataone.in> wrote: > > I am not very sure if this was discussed before, but did not Maharani > Gayatri Devi, wife of His Highness Jay Singh of Jaypore defeated Indira > Gandhi at the election? > Rahul > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >