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| name =Maharani Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|8|23}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kathmandu]], [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]]<br />
| death_date = <br />
| death_place =<br />
| constituency = <br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament]]<br>for [[Tehri Garhwal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tehri Garhwal]]<br />
| term_start = 13 October 2012<br />
| term_end =<br />
| predecessor = [[Vijay Bahuguna]]<br />
| successor =<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| spouse = Manujendra Shah Sahib Bahadur<br />
| children = Kshirya Kumari Devi<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]<br />
| residence = [[Dehradun]]<br />
| alma_mater = <br />
| profession = [[Politician]], [[Social Worker]]<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
| parents = Arjun Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana <small>(father)</small> <br>Bindu Devi Rajya Laxmi <small>(mother)</small> <br />
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'''Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah''' (born 23 August 1950) is a political and social worker, [[Member of Parliament]] elected from the [[Tehri Garhwal]] constituency in the [[India]]n state of [[Uttarakhand]] being a [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] Leader and titular queen of erstwhile Tehri Garhwal kingdom which merged to India.<ref name="Lok Sabha">{{cite web|title=Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 15th Lok Sabha|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4582|accessdate=9 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/rajya-laxmi-shahs-assets-over-180-cr-rise-in-assets-of-other-bjp-contestants/articleshow/68568958.cms | title=Rajya Laxmi richest in fray with assets over Rs 180 crore | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | date=26 March 2019 | accessdate=11 March 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Mala Rajya Laxmi was born on 23 August 1950 at the [[Thapathali Durbar]], [[Kathmandu]], [[Kingdom of Nepal|Nepal]].{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} She married Manujendra Shah Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of [[Tehri Garhwal district|Tehri Garhwal]], on 7 February 1975 and has a daughter, Kshirya Kumari Devi (b. in 1976 in [[New Delhi]]).{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}<br />
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Mala is an [[Intermediate school|Intermediate]] and studied at [[Convent of Jesus and Mary]], [[Pune]] and [[Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus|Ratna Rajya Laxmi College]], Kathmandu.<ref name="Lok Sabha"/><br />
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==Career==<br />
She was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in a bye-election and is a Member, BJP State Parliamentary Board in Uttarakhand.<ref name="Lok Sabha"/> She defeated Saket Bahuguna son of [[Vijay Bahuguna]] then chief minister of [[Uttrakhand]] and a candidate of [[Indian National Congress]] by a margin of over 22,000.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/home/online-channel/360-todays-newspaper/101542-alarm-bells-for-congress.html |title=Alarm bells for Congress |publisher=The Daily Pioneer |accessdate=11 June 2013}}</ref><br />
Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah is the daughter-in-law of erstwhile Tehri royal family scion [[Manabendra Shah]], who represented the seat in Lok Sabha for a record eight times.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/285086/congress-suffers-setback-lsamp8200bypolls.html |title=Congress suffers setback in LS bypolls |publisher=The Deccan Herald |date=13 October 2012 |accessdate=11 June 2013}}</ref><br />
She is the first woman elected to Lok Sabha from the state since its creation as a separate state on 9 November 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20121014/dun.htm#1 |work=The Tribune |location=Chandigarh&nbsp;— Dehradun Edition |date=14 October 2012 |title=Royal family rises again in political firmament |first=Sandeep |last=Rawat |accessdate=11 June 2013}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://zeenews.india.com/news/uttarakhand/uttarakhand-bjp-wins-tehri-lok-sabha-bypoll_805462.html Uttarakhand: BJP wins Tehri Lok Sabha bypoll]<br />
* [http://www.prsindia.org/mptrack/malarajyalaxmishah MP Track Record]<br />
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