Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Tehri Garhwal
State : Uttarakhand
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 8 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Lt. Col. Maharaja Narendra Shah
Mother's Name : Smt. Indumati Shah
Date of birth : 26 May 1921
Profession : Diplomat Defence Services, Social Worker, Civil Servant
Positions held :
1957 Elected to 2nd Lok Sabha1962 Re-elected to 3rd Lok Sabha (2nd term)Chairman, Committee on Health and Drinking Water for the Hills1967 Re-elected to 4th Lok Sabha (3rd term)Member, Committee on Estimates; and Chairman of its Sub-Committee on Estimates1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)1991-93 and 1995-96 Member, Committee on Finance1991-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)1996-97 Member, Committee on Public UndertakingsMember, Committee on External AffairsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term)1998-99 Chairman, Committee on Public UndertakingsMember, General Purposes CommitteeMember, Committee on Transport and TourismMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (7th term)1999-2004 Member, Committee on Home Affairs2004 Re-elected to 14 Lok Sabha( 8th term)Member, Committee on EstimatesMember, General Purposes CommitteeMember, Committee on Transport, Tourism & Culture
More Information :
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
