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'''Mahara''' (Mara,Mahra, also Mehra,Phartiyal/Fartiyal are same surnames) are usually found in Uttarakhand Kumaon Region of India and far western region of Nepal. They belong to Kshatriya/Rajput community.
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However, Mehra are also considered schedule cast in certain parts in India.
'''Mahara''' or '''Mahra''' (महरा) is a surname in [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]], and in [[Nepal]].
 


==Notable people==
Notable people with the surname include:
Notable people with the surname include:
*[[Kalu Singh Mahara]], Kumaoni freedom fighter
*[[Kalu Singh Mahara]], Indian Kumaoni freedom fighter
*[[Krishna Bahadur Mahara]] (born 1958), Nepalese politician and minister
*[[Karan Mahara]] (born 1972), Indian politician
*[[Karan Mahara]] (born 1972), Indian politician
*[[Krishna Bahadur Mahara]] (born 1958), Nepalese politician and minister
*[[Mahendra Singh Mahra]], Indian politician and MP of Rajya Sabha for Uttarakhand  
*Govind Singh Mahara was cabinet minister in undivided Uttar Pradesh govt.
*[[Ummed Singh Mahra]] (21 January 1942 – 6 July 1971), Indian Kumaoni posthumous recipient of the Ashoka Chakra
*[[Mahendra Singh Mahra]] was MP of Rajya Shabha for Uttarakhand.
*[[Ummed Singh Mahra]] (21 January 1942 – 6 July 1971) was a posthumous recipient of the Ashoka Chakra.


{{surname|Mahara}}
{{surname|Mahara}}
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[[Category:Ethnic groups in Nepal]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in India]]
[[Category:Nepali-language surnames]]
[[Category:Nepali-language surnames]]
[[Category:Khas surnames]]

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Mahara or Mahra (महरा) is a surname in Uttarakhand, India, and in Nepal.

Notable people[edit | edit source]

Notable people with the surname include: