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| name = Manabendra Shah | | name = Maharaja Manabendra Shah | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| birth_date ={{birth date|1921|5|26|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|1921|5|26|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place =[[Tehri]], [[Garhwal Kingdom|Princely State of Tehri Garhwal]], [[British India]] (presently [[New Tehri]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]) | | birth_place = [[Tehri]], [[Garhwal Kingdom|Princely State of Tehri Garhwal]], [[British India]] (presently [[New Tehri]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]) | ||
| residence = | | residence = * [[Tehri Garhwal Palace]], [[Tehri]] | ||
* [[Tehri Garhwal Palace]], [[Tehri]] | |||
* [[Narendranagar Palace]], [[Narendranagar]] | * [[Narendranagar Palace]], [[Narendranagar]] | ||
* [[Tehri Garhwal House]], [[New Delhi]] | * [[Tehri Garhwal House]], [[New Delhi]] | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|1|5|1921|5|26|df=y}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|2007|1|5|1921|5|26|df=y}} | ||
| death_place = [[New Delhi]] | | death_place = [[New Delhi]] | ||
| constituency = [[Tehri Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tehri Garhwal]] | | constituency = [[Tehri Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tehri Garhwal]] | ||
| office = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] | | office = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] | ||
| term = 1957–1971, 1991–2007 | | term = 1957–1971, 1991–2007 | ||
| predecessor = [[Kamalendumati Shah]] | | predecessor = [[Kamalendumati Shah]] | ||
| successor = [[Vijay Bahuguna]] | | successor = [[Vijay Bahuguna]] | ||
| party =[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] | | party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] | ||
| religion = | | religion = | ||
| spouse = Indira | | spouse = Indira Shandil | ||
| children = 1 son and 3 daughters | | children = 1 son and 3 daughters | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
| footnotes = | | footnotes = | ||
| date = 16 September | | | date = 16 September| | ||
| year = 2006 | | | year = 2006| | ||
| source = | | source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=412 | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Lieutenant colonel|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]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/young-india-votes/news/Lok-Sabha-veterans-with-a-difference/articleshow/636425.cms| title=Lok Sabha veterans with a difference | [[Lieutenant colonel|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]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/young-india-votes/news/Lok-Sabha-veterans-with-a-difference/articleshow/636425.cms| title=Lok Sabha veterans with a difference| work=[[The Times of India]]| date=23 April 2004| accessdate=16 May 2020| archive-date=9 March 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309125254/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/young-india-votes/news/Lok-Sabha-veterans-with-a-difference/articleshow/636425.cms| url-status=live}}</ref> He represented the [[Tehri Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency)|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 [[Republic of Ireland|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. | 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).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-01-06|title=Eight times Lok Sabha MP, and last Tehri scion is no more|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/eight-times-lok-sabha-mp-and-last-tehri-scion-is-no-more/story-mm9TdOr7M7vYx4lWycrYZP.html|access-date=2020-06-04|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922054531/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/eight-times-lok-sabha-mp-and-last-tehri-scion-is-no-more/story-mm9TdOr7M7vYx4lWycrYZP.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:35, 18 June 2022
Maharaja Manabendra Shah | |
|---|---|
| MP | |
| In office 1957–1971, 1991–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Kamalendumati Shah |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Bahuguna |
| 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) | Indira Shandil |
| Children | 1 son and 3 daughters |
| Residence | |
| 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 | edit source]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Eight times Lok Sabha MP, and last Tehri scion is no more". Hindustan Times. 6 January 2007. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
- Genealogy of Tehri Garhwal (princely state) at Queensland University.