Manabendra Shah

Maharaja Manabendra Shah
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1991–2007
Succeeded byVijay Bahuguna
ConstituencyTehri Garhwal
In office
1957–1971
Preceded byKamalendumati Shah
ConstituencyTehri Garhwal
Personal details
Born(1921-05-26)26 May 1921
Tehri, Princely State of Tehri Garhwal, British India (presently New Tehri, Uttarakhand, India)
Died5 January 2007(2007-01-05) (aged 85)
New Delhi
Political partyBJP
Spouse(s)Maharani Suraj Kanwar, Banswara Royal Family
Children1 son, Manujendra Shah
3 daughters, Anupama Kumari, Nirupama Kumari, Swarupa Kumari
Residences
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][2][3] 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.[2]

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.

He served as an Honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the Bengal Engineer Group (formerly, the King George Vs Own Bengal Sappers and Miners Group, Royal Indian Engineers and prior to that, the 1st Prince of Wales Own Bengal Sappers and Miners).[2]

  1. ^ Hoon, Preeti (31 January 2020). "Maharaja Manujendra Shah's Craze For Cars & A Childhood Story". PREETI HOON. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Rathore, Abhinay (1948). "Tehri Garhwal (Princely State)". Rajput Provinces of India. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ^ "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.