Maharaja Manabendra Shah | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1991–2007 | |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Bahuguna |
| Constituency | Tehri Garhwal |
| In office 1957–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Kamalendumati Shah |
| Constituency | Tehri Garhwal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1921 Tehri, Princely State of Tehri Garhwal, British India (presently New Tehri, Uttarakhand, India) |
| Died | 5 January 2007 (aged 85) New Delhi |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse(s) | Maharani Suraj Kanwar, Banswara Royal Family |
| Children | 1 son, Manujendra Shah 3 daughters, Anupama Kumari, Nirupama Kumari, Swarupa Kumari |
| Residences | |
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][2][3] 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.[2]
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.
He served as an Honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Bengal Engineer Group (formerly, the King George Vs Own Bengal Sappers and Miners Group, Royal Indian Engineers and prior to that, the 1st Prince of Wales Own Bengal Sappers and Miners).[2]
- ^ Hoon, Preeti (31 January 2020). "Maharaja Manujendra Shah's Craze For Cars & A Childhood Story". PREETI HOON. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Rathore, Abhinay (1948). "Tehri Garhwal (Princely State)". Rajput Provinces of India. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Lok Sabha veterans with a difference". The Times of India. 23 April 2004. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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