Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
 SHAH, LT. COL. (RETD.) MAHARAJA MANABENDRA
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - TEHRI GARHWAL (UTTAR PRADESH)]
SHAH, LT. COL. (RETD.) MAHARAJA MANABENDRA
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - TEHRI GARHWAL (UTTAR PRADESH)]
Father's Name	    	Lt.Col. Maharaja Narendra Shah
Date of Birth	    	26 May 1921
Place of Birth	    	Pratapnagar, Distt. Tehri Garhwal
			(Uttar Pradesh)
Marital Status	    	Married on 4 February 1937
Spouse's Name	    	Maharani Suraj Kunwar
Children	    	One son and three daughters
Educational Qualifications  	
		Intermediate, I.C.S. Training
		Educated at Government College, Lahore (Now in Pakistan)
		and I.C.S. Camp, Dehradun (Uttar Pradesh)
Profession  
		Former Ruler, Diplomat, Political and Social Worker, 
		Civil and Military Service
Permanent Address  
		'PALACE', P.O. Narendranagar,
		Distt. Tehri Garhwal-249175  (Uttar Pradesh)
		Tels. (01378) 27306,
		Fax   (01378) 27306
Present Address     	
		
		5, Bhagwan Das Road,
		New Delhi-110001
		Tel. (011) 3782818, 3782817
		Fax. (011) 3782815
Positions Held  
1957		Elected to 2nd Lok Sabha 
1962		Re-elected to 3rd Lok Sabha (2nd term)
	 	Chairman, Committee on Health and Drinking Water
      		for the Hills
1967		Re-elected to 4th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
		Member, Committee on Estimates; and Chairman of
		its Sub-Committee on Estimates
1991		Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1991-93 and	Member, Committee on Finance
1995-96
1991-96		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry 
		of Surface Transport
1996		Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term) 
1996-97		Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
		Member, Committee on External Affairs
		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry 
		of Power
1998		Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term)
1998-99		Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings
		Member, General Purposes Committee
		Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
Social and Cultural Activities 
Associated with socio-religious and educational trusts,
institutions and associations
Special Interests  
Development of Hill region; spearheaded the 
Uttaranchal movement to achieve a separate hill State
Favourite Pastime and Recreation  
Reading, photography and travelling
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
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
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
Election Result of
Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha Constituency 
 
Total electorate 	11,42,762
Total votes polled 	 5,10,957  
                                              
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Lt. Col. Maharaja Manabendra Shah	(B.J.P.) 2,62,545
(2) Shri Hira Singh Bisht 		(I.N.C.)   80,453
(3) Shri Munna Chauhan 			(S.P.)     61,034
(4) Shri Nav Prabhat 			(B.S.P.)   42,385
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