Mahendra Singh Mehra | |
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MP of Rajya Sabha for Uttarakhand | |
In office 3 April 2012 –2 April 2018 | |
Succeeded by | Anil Baluni,BJP |
Minister of agriculture and irrigation,Uttarakhand government | |
In office 2002–2007 | |
Member of Legislative assembly,Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2002–2012 | |
Constituency | Lohaghat |
Member of Legislative assembly | |
In office 1993–1996 | |
Constituency | Pithoragarh |
In office 1989–1991 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 June 1939 Pithoragarh,Uttarakhand |
Political party | INC |
Residence(s) | Siltham,Pithoragarh and Abbott Mount,Lohaghat |
Mahendra Singh Mahra (born Siltham,Pithoragarh district,Uttarakhand) is an Indian politician and agriculturist who served as a Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand (April 2012 to April 2018),served as Minister Agriculture,Agricultural Marketing &Watershed Management,Government of Uttarakhand (2002 to 2007) and served as a four time MLA.
He also served as Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural development. Presently he is a member of AIIMS,Rishikesh. [1]
Mahendra Singh Mahra was born on to Bishan Singh Mahra and Parvati Mahra who hailed from a Jagirdar Thakur family of a town of Pithoragarh. He finished his Primary and secondary education in a school run by the missionaries in Pithoragarh.
His father Bishan Singh Mahra was the first Chairperson of the township of Pithoragarh. His uncle Uday Singh Mahra served the people of the town by laying the founding stone of the town's only library,Nagar Palika,sports ground,etc. Following his father's and uncle's footsteps,young Mahra got into politics.
In the year 1984 Mahra married Vaijayanti who hails from the princely state of Bhavnagar. Vaijayanti's great grandfather (paternal) was first cousin of Maharaja Krishna Kumar Singhji of Bhavnagar,Gujarat and her maternal great grandfather was the younger brother of Maharaja Amar Singh ji,Rajadhiraj Banera,Rajasthan.
They have three children,two daughters and a son.
A great football player,boxer and a heavy weight-lifter Mahra takes keen interest in channeling the energy of youngsters of his town by promoting sports.
Mahra once said that he chose Congress because he can relate to the views of the party. In the year 1967 Mahra organized the district youth to welcome the then Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi and it was in her presence that he was sworn in as a member of Congress.
1970 - 1977 he served as a member of Nagar Palika Parishad,Pithoragarh 1974 - 1984 he became the President district youth Congress,Pithoragarh 1972 - 1988 Treasurer District Congress Committee,Pithoragarh 1980 - 1985 Member parvatiya vikas parishad Lucknow
January 1989 he became an unopposed Chairman Zila Parishad,Pithoragarh and the same year he organized a visit of Late. Prime Minister (Shri) Rajiv Gandhi and Smt. Sonia Gandhi to the district of Pithoragarh. December same year,1989 he became an MLA for the first time. December 1989 to March 1991 MLA UP assembly November 1993 to September 1995 MLA UP Assembly 1991 to 2000 Member Pradesh Congress Committee,UP 1991 to 2007 Member All India Congress Committee,New Delhi 2000 to 2009 General Secretary Pradesh Congress Committee,Uttarakhand 2002 to 2007 Minister Agriculture,Agricultural Marketing &Watershed Management,Govt of Uttarakhand 2007 to 2012 MLA Uttarakhand Assembly 2012 to 2018 MP,Rajya Sabha. [2]
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