Preceded by Brahm Dutt Name Manabendra Shah Residence Tehri Garhwal district Children 1 son and 3 daughters Party Bharatiya Janata Party | Political party BJP Spouse Indira Shandil Constituency Tehri Garhwal Role Polit. Succeeded by Vijay Bahuguna | |
Born 26 May 1921
Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand ( 1921-05-26 ) Died January 5, 2007, New Delhi | ||
Tehri Garhwal Constituency Uttaranchal loksabha Election Result 2004 Manabendra Shah BJP
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.
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