Manabendra Shah

Manabendra Shah
MP
In office 1957-1971, 1991-2009
Preceded by	Brahm Dutt
Succeeded by	Vijay Bahuguna
Constituency	Tehri Garhwal
Personal details
Born	26 May 1921(1921-05-26) Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand
Died	5 January 2007(2007-01-05) (aged 85) New Delhi
Political party	BJP
Spouse(s)	Indira Shandil
Children	1 son and 3 daughters
Residence	Tehri Garhwal
As of September 16, 2006 Source: [1]

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.

Shah was also the last ruling raja of the Garhwal Kingdom (1946–1948), when his Tehri Garhwal princely state acceded to independent India on May 18, 1948.

External links

• Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
• Genealogy of Tehri Garhwal (princely state) at Queensland University.

Persondata
Name	Shah, Manabendra
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	26 May 1921
Place of birth	Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand
Date of death	5 January 2007
Place of death	New Delhi