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About Pravir Chandra Bhanj Deo
- Pravir, King of Bastar (Pravir Chandra Bhanj Dev 25 June 1929 – 25 March 1966) was the first Odia ruler and 20th Maharaja of Bastar state who was shot in 1966 for championing the cause of his subjects.
- He fought for rights of the tribal people.
- He represented Jagdalpur Vidhan Sabha constituency of undivided Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by winning General election of 1957.He was the last Kakatiya ruler of Bastar.
- He was born on 25 June 1929 and was educated at Rajkumar College, Raipur.
- He succeeded to throne on 28 October 1936.
- He was married to Rajkumari Shubhraj Kumari of Patan, Rajasthan daughter of Raj Rishi Rao Saheb Udaya Singhji and Rani Trilokya Raj Lakshmi of Patan on 4th July 1961. He was immensely popular among his people, as he took up the cause of the local tribal, and provided political leadership against exploitation of natural resources of the region, and corruption in land reforms.
- On 25 March 1966 he was killed in police firing at the steps of his own palace at Jagdalpur along with many of the royal court.
- Officially the death toll was twelve including the king and wounded were twenty; the police had fired sixty one rounds.
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