Name of Member: Lt. Col.(Retd) Maharaja Manabendra Shah
Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency & State: Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)
Lok Sabha Experience: 2,3,4,10,11,12,13,14
Fourteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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| Constituency : |
Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) |
| Party Name : |
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
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| Father’s Name |
Lt. Col. Maharaja Narendra Shah |
| Mother’s Name |
Smt. Indumati Shah |
| Date of Birth |
26 May 1921 |
| Place of Birth |
Pratapnagar, Distt. Tehri Garhwal (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Marital Status |
Married |
| Date of Marriage |
04 Feb 1937 |
| Spouse’s Name |
Maharani Suraj Kunwar |
| No. of Sons |
1 |
| No.of Daughters |
3 |
Educational
Qualifications |
Intermediate, I.C.S. Training
Educated at Government College, Lahore (now in Pakistan) and I.C.S. Camp, Dehradun (Uttaranchal) |
| Profession |
Diplomat
Defence Services, Social Worker, Civil Servant |
| Permanent Address |
| `PALACE`, P.O. Narendranagar, |
| Distt. Tehri Garhwal – 249 175 (Uttaranchal) |
(01378) 27235,
Fax: (01378) 27306 |
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| Present Address |
| 33-35, South Avenue, |
| New Delhi – 110 011 |
| Tels. (011) 23782816, 23782815 |
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| Positions Held |
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| 1957 |
Elected to 2nd Lok Sabha |
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| 1962 |
Re-elected to 3rd Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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Chairman, Committee on Health and Drinking Water for the Hills |
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| 1967 |
Re-elected to 4th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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Member, Committee on Estimates; and Chairman of its Sub-Committee on Estimates |
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| 1991 |
Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
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| 1991-93 and 1995-96 |
Member, Committee on Finance |
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| 1991-96 |
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport |
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| 1996 |
Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
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| 1996-97 |
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings |
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Member, Committee on External Affairs |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power |
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| 1998 |
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term) |
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| 1998-99 |
Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings |
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Member, General Purposes Committee |
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Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence |
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| 1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (7th term) |
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| 1999-2004 |
Member, Committee on Home Affairs |
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| 2004 |
Re-elected to 14 Lok Sabha( 8th term) |
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Member, Committee on Estimates |
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Member, General Purposes Committee |
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Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism & Culture |
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| Social And Cultural Activities |
| Associated with socio-religious and educational trusts, institutions and associations |
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| Special Interests |
| Development of Hill region; spearheaded the Uttaranchal movement to achieve a separate hill State |
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| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
| Reading, photography and travelling |
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| Sports and Clubs |
| Member, (i) Cricket Club; (ii) Gymkhana Club; (iii) Golf Club; (iv) Army Golf Club; (v) National Sports Club; (vi) Royal Western India Turf Club; and (vii) Rotary Club |
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| Countries Visited |
| Australia, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, U.K., U.S.A. and many other European countries; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Australia, 1996 |
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| Other Information |
| Ruler, Tehri Garhwal upto March 1949; Ambassador to Ireland, 1980-83; Patron, Badri-Kedar Shrines; President, Temple Board of Management, Tehri Garhwal; and Patron of many hill associations; Trustee, (i) Maharaja Narendra Shah Trust; and (ii) Maharaja Kirti Shah Trust |
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