Manabendra Shah
Politician
1921 – 2005
Who was Manabendra Shah?
Maharaja Manabendra Shah 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 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, when his Tehri Garhwal princely state acceded to independent India on May 18, 1948.
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- Born
- May 26, 1921
Tehri Garhwal district - Spouses
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Lived in
- Tehri
- Uttarakhand
- Died
- Jan 1, 2005
New Delhi
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on July 23, 2013
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