Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar | |
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26th Head of the Wadiyar dynasty | |
Tenure | 10 September 1974 – 10 December 2013 |
Predecessor | Jayachamaraja Wadiyar |
Successor | Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar |
Born | Mysore, Mysore State, India (present-day Mysuru, Karnataka) | 20 February 1953
Died | 10 December 2013 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | (aged 60)
Spouse | Pramoda Devi |
Issue | Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar (adopted after his death by his widow) |
Dynasty | Wadiyar |
Father | Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar |
Mother | Tripura Sundari Ammani |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 6 October 1999 – 22 May 2004 | |
Preceded by | C. H. Vijayashankar |
Succeeded by | C. H. Vijayashankar |
Constituency | Mysore, Karnataka |
In office 15 May 1996 – 10 March 1998 | |
Preceded by | Chandraprabha Urs |
Succeeded by | C. H. Vijayashankar |
Constituency | Mysore, Karnataka |
In office 31 December 1984 – 20 June 1991 | |
Preceded by | M. Rajasekara Murthy |
Succeeded by | Chandraprabha Urs |
Constituency | Mysore, Karnataka |
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Political party | Indian National Congress (1984–1991; 1996–2013) |
Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party (1991–1996) |
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Srikanthadattā Narasimharājā Wadiyar (20 February 1953 – 10 December 2013) was an Indian royal scion, politician, and fashion designer, who served as Member of Parliament from Mysore. He was the son of Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the last king of Mysore.
As a fashion designer, Wadiyar promoted the sale of Mysore silk saris under his brand Royal Silk of Mysore. In the second half of the 20th century, the southern Indian silk industry was revived, and Mysore State became a top silk producer in India under his great-uncle Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV's reign. After his demise, he was succeeded by his grandnephew Yaduveer Wadiyar as the head of the Wadiyar dynasty.[1]