Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah
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]
Maharani Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Tehri Garhwal | |
| Assumed office 13 October 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Bahuguna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1950 Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Spouse(s) | Manujendra Shah Sahib Bahadur |
| Children | Kshirya Kumari Devi |
| Parents | Arjun Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (father) Bindu Devi Rajya Laxmi (mother) |
| Residence | Dehradun |
| Profession | Politician, Social Worker |
Early life and education
Mala Rajya Laxmi was born on 23 August 1950 at the Thapathali Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal. 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).
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.[2] 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.[3] She is the first woman elected to Lok Sabha from the state since its creation as a separate state on 9 November 2000.[4]
References
- "Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 15th Lok Sabha". Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- "Alarm bells for Congress". The Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- "Congress suffers setback in LS bypolls". The Deccan Herald. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- Rawat, Sandeep (14 October 2012). "Royal family rises again in political firmament". The Tribune. Chandigarh — Dehradun Edition. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
