Mahara (surname)
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. However, Mehra are also considered schedule cast in certain parts in India.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Kalu Singh Mahara, Kumaoni freedom fighter
- Karan Mahara (born 1972), Indian politician
- Krishna Bahadur Mahara (born 1958), Nepalese politician and minister
- Govind Singh Mahara was cabinet minister in undivided Uttar Pradesh govt.
- 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.
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