| Манабендра Шах | |
|---|---|
| Депутат | |
| В офисе 1957–1971, 1991–2007 гг. | |
| Предшествует | Камалендумати Шах |
| Преемник | Виджай Бахугуна |
| Округ | Техри Гарвал |
| Личные данные | |
| Родившийся | 26 мая 1921 г. Техри , княжеское государство Техри Гарвал , Британская Индия (ныне Нью-Техри , Уттаракханд , Индия ) |
| Умер | 5 января 2007 г. (85 лет) Нью-Дели |
| Политическая партия | BJP |
| Супруг (а) | Индира Шандилья |
| Дети | 1 сын и 3 дочери |
| Резиденция | |
| As of 16 September, 2006 Source: [1] | |
Lt. Col. Maharaja Manabendra Shah (26 May 1921 – 5 January 2007) was a member of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha of India.[1] He represented the Tehri Garhwal constituency of Uttarakhand and was a member of the Indian National Congress before joining the Bharatiya Jan Sangh and later the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. He became one of the BJP's longest-serving members. Shah was ambassador to Ireland from 1980 to 1983.His daughter-in law Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah was elected to Lok Sabha from the same seat in 2012.
Shah was also the last ruling Maharaja of the Garhwal Kingdom (1946–1949), when Tehri Garhwal princely state acceded to independent India on 1 August 1949. Maharaja Manabendra Shah studied at Government College, Lahore and ICS Camp, Dehradun (Uttaranchal).[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Lok Sabha veterans with a difference". The Times of India. 23 April 2004. Retrieved 16 May 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Eight times Lok Sabha MP, and last Tehri scion is no more". Hindustan Times. 6 January 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
External links[edit]
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
- Genealogy of Tehri Garhwal (princely state) at Queensland University.
