| Office | Member of Parliament for Tehri Garhwal
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|---|---|
| Term start | 13 October 2012
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| Predecessor | Vijay Bahuguna
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| Born | 1950-8-23 (age 76) |
| Born | Kathmandu, Nepal
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| Nationality | Indian
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Spouse | Manujendra Shah Sahib Bahadur |
| Children | Kshirya Kumari Devi
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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 Indian state of Uttarakhand being a Bhartiya Janata Party Leader and titular queen of erstwhile Tehri Garhwal kingdom which merged to India.[1][2]
Early life and education
Mala Rajya Laxmi was born on 23 August 1950 at the Thapathali Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal.Template:Citation needed She married Manujendra Shah Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Tehri Garhwal, on 7 February 1975 and has a daughter, Kshirya Kumari Devi (b. in 1976 in New Delhi).Template:Citation needed
Mala is an Intermediate and studied at Convent of Jesus and Mary, Pune and Ratna Rajya Laxmi College, Kathmandu.[1]
Career
She was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in a bye-election and is a Member, BJP State Parliamentary Board in Uttarakhand.[1] 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.[3] 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.[4] She is the first woman elected to Lok Sabha from the state since its creation as a separate state on 9 November 2000.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 15th Lok Sabha.
- ↑ Rajya Laxmi richest in fray with assets over Rs 180 crore. The Times of India(26 March 2019).
- ↑ Alarm bells for Congress.
- ↑ Congress suffers setback in LS bypolls(13 October 2012).
- ↑ Royal family rises again in political firmament. The Tribune(14 October 2012).
External links
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