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| name = Girija Shankar Guha<br />
| office = Member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India]]<br />
| term_start = 28 April 1947<br />
| term_end = 1950<br />
| office1 = Minister to the King of Tripura<br />
| alma_mater = [[Presidency University, Kolkata]], [[University of Calcutta]], [[Cotton University]]<br />
| appointer = [[Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman]]<br />
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'''Girija Shankar Guha''' (23 December 1893-NA) was a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India]] representing [[Tripura (princely state)|Tripura]] and [[Manipur (princely state)|Manipur]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mixed response to 'black day' |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/mixed-response-to-black-day/cid/864181 |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Guha was born on 23 December 1893 in [[Shillong]], Assam.<br />
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Guha studied at the [[Cotton University]], [[Department of Law, University of Calcutta]], and [[Presidency University, Kolkata]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Whos who |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/782468/1/publication_whoswho_eng_pp_1950.pdf |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=[[National Informatics Centre]]}}</ref><br />
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Guha served as a Minister to the King of Tripura.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bhaumik |first=Subir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iftjFki3fhYC&dq=Girija+Shankar+Guha&pg=PA69 |title=Insurgent Crossfire: North-east India |date=1996 |publisher=Lancer Publishers |isbn=978-1-897829-12-7 |pages=69 |language=en}}</ref> He also worked as a Barrister.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Paul |first=Manas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ubVIbIN9UwsC&dq=Girija+Shankar+Guha&pg=PR13 |title=The Eyewitness: Tales from Tripura's Ethnic Conflict |date=2009 |publisher=Lancer Publishers |isbn=978-1-935501-15-2 |pages=xiii |language=en}}</ref> Guha was a former Deputy Commissioner of [[Sylhet District]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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[[Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya]] appointed Guha 28 April 1947 to the Constituent Assembly of India to represent Tripura after deciding to join India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Birthday Of Last King Of Tripura Declared Holiday |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/birthday-of-last-king-of-tripura-maharaja-bir-bikram-kishore-manikya-declared-holiday-2129376 |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> Guha signed the Instrument of Accession which led to Tripura and Manipur becoming states of India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chopra |first=Sanjeev |date=2020-08-08 |title=Ethnic aspirations in Manipur & Tripura: I |url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/mapping-the-states-of-india/ethnic-aspirations-in-manipur-tripura-i-415009 |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=www.millenniumpost.in |language=en}}</ref><br />
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