Manabendra Shah
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. 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.
Maharaja Manabendra Shah | |
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| MP | |
| In office 1957–1971, 1991–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Kamalendumati Shah |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Bahuguna |
| Constituency | Tehri Garhwal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1921 Tehri, Princely State of Tehri Garhwal, British India (presently New Tehri, Uttarakhand, India) |
| Died | 5 January 2007 (aged 85) New Delhi |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse(s) | Maharani Suraj Kanwar, Banswara Royal Family |
| Children | 1 son, Manujendra Shah 3 daughters, Anupama Kumari, Nirupama Kumari, Swarupa Kumari |
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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).