Manabendra Shah
| Manabendra Shah | |
|---|---|
| MP | |
|
In office 1957–1971, 1991–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Brahm Dutt |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Bahuguna |
| Constituency | Tehri Garhwal |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 May 1921 Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand |
| Died |
5 January 2007 (aged 85) New Delhi |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse(s) | Indira Shandil |
| Children | 1 son and 3 daughters |
| Residence | Tehri Garhwal |
|
As of 16 September, 2006 Source: | |
Maharaja Manabendra Shah (26 May 1921 – 1 January 2005) was a member of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha of India. 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 Raj Laxmi Shah was elected to Lok Sabha from the same seat in 2012.
Shah was also the last ruling raja of the Garhwal Kingdom (1946–1948), when his Tehri Garhwal princely state acceded to independent India on 18 May 1948.
External links
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
- Genealogy of Tehri Garhwal (princely state) at Queensland University.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, March 08, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.