A friend has compiled list of Royals who are active in Indian politics. Ay additions/ corrections are most welcome. Here is the list 01. From Erstwhile Princely State of Gwalior Smt. Yashodhara Raje Scindia, BJP MP Gwalior(MP) Shri Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao, Congress MP Guna (MP) Dushyant Singh, BJP MP Jhalawar(Rajasthan ) Vasundara Raje Scindia, BJP CM, Rajasthan 02. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bushahr (now in Shimla and Kinnaur districts) Virbhadra Singh, Congress Ex-CM, HP Smt. Pratibha Singh, Congress MP (Wife of Virbhadra Singh) Mandi (HP) 03. From Erstwhile Princely State of Kullu Maheshwar Singh, BJP Ex-MP (Mandi) 04. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bolagir Maharaja Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, BJP Minister of Urban Development & Public enterprises, Govt. of Orissa. Smt Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, BJP MP (Wife of Vardhan Singh) Bolangir(Orissa) 05. From an Erstwhile Princely State of Shahjahanpur Jitin Prasada, Congress MP Shahjahanpur (UP) 06. From Erstwhile Princely State Bharatpur Vishvendra Singh, MP, BJP Bharatpur, Rajasthan Mrs. Divya Singh, BJP (Wife of Vishvendra Singh) MLA 07. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bharatpur K. Natwar Singh, Ex-Foreign Minister Jagat Singh, BSP (Son of Natwar Singh), Rajasthan 08. From an Erstwhile Princely State of Churhat Arjun Singh, Congress (RS) Union HRD Minister Ajay Singh, Congress (Son of Arjun Singh) Chairman, Campaign Committee for MP Assembly Election 09. From Erstwhile Princely State of Barmer Jaswant Singh, BJP Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha Manvendra Singh, BJP MP ( Son of Jaswant Singh) Barmer (RJ) 10. From Erstwhile Princely State of Patiala Mrs Preneet Kaur, Congress MP (Wife of Capt. Amrinder Singh) Patiala (PJ) Capt. Amrinder Singh Ex-Punjab CM 11. From Erstwhile Princely State of Raghogarh Digvijay Singh, Congress General Secretary & ex-CM, Madhya Pradesh Lakshman Singh, BJP MP( Younger Brother of Digvijay Singh) Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh 12. From Erstwhile Princely State of Kalahandi Bikram Keshari Deo, BJP MP Kalahandi, Orissa 13. From Erstwhile Princely State of Dungarpur Shri Manvendra Singh, Congress MP Mathura, UP 14. From Erstwhile Princely State of Baraon Kanwar Rewati Raman Singh, SP MP Allahabad, UP 15. From Erstwhile Princely State of Chattisgarh Dilip Singh Judeo, BJP MP (Rajya Sabha) 16. From Erstwhile Royal family of Bhadri (Awadh) Kunwar Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, Independent MLA, Kunda (UP) Akshay Pratap Singh alias Gopalji, SP MP (Nephew of Raja Bhaiya) Pratapgarh, UP Ratna Singh, Congress Ex-MP, Pratapgarh 17. From Erstwhile Chandrabans Royal Family K. C. Singh Baba, Congress MP Nainital (Uttarakhand) 18. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Raja Muthiah P Chidambaram, Congress MP Sivaganga(Tamil Nadu ) 19. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Dogra Dr. Karan Singh, Congress Rajya Sabha Member Ajatshatru Singh (Dr. Karan Singh’s son) National Conference Leader 20. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Kurupam Raja's Vyricharla Kishore Chandra Deo, Congress MP Parvathipuram (Andhra Pradesh) 21. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Manakpur Anand Singh, Congress Ex-MP Kirti Vardhan Singh, Samajwadi Party MP (Son of Anand Singh) Gonda, Uttar Pradesh 22. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Chinna Merangi Satrucharla Vijayarama Raju, Congress Minister for Forests, Environment, Science & Technology, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 23. From Erstwhile Princely State of Mysore SN Wadiyar, Congress Ex-MP 24. From Erstwhile Princely State of Dhenkanal K.P. Singh Deo, Congress Ex-MP, Orissa 25. From Erstwhile Princely State of Tehri Garhwal Manujaindra Shah, BJP (son of eight time BJP MP Manvendra Shah) 26. From Erstwhile Princely State of Alwar Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, Congress MLA (Rajasthan), Secretary, AICC (Assisting Rahul Gandhi) 27. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Katthiwara Kunwar Vijay Shah, BJP Cabinet Minister, Govt of MP. 28. From Erstwhile Princely State of Rampur Begum Noor Bano aka Mahatab Zamani, Congress Ex-MP, Rampur (UP) Not Known Kunwar Sarvraj Singh, JD(U) Aonla(Uttar Pradesh) Dr. Kunwar Devendra Singh Yadav, SP Etah (UP) __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html

I would like to add what I know. 1. You have mentioned HH Maharaja Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo of Patna correctly, but his wife should be HH Maharani Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo MP. There are more in politics from Patna State. They are Mahrajkumar Anang Uday Singh Deo, Minister Works and Housing, Govt. of Orissa. Kumar Kalikesh Singh Deo son of Mahrajkumar Anang Uday Singh Deo, who is a Member of the Orissa Legslative Assembly. Anang Uday Singh Deo's father the Late HH Mahraja Sir Rajendra Naryan Singh Deo KCIE was the Chief Minister of Orissa from 1967 -1971. His elder son Late HH Maharaja Raj Raj Singh Deo (father of Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo) was thrice elected to the Lok Sabha between 1967and 1977. Other royalty in politics in Orissa are. Raja Kishore Chandra Singh Deo of Dharakote MLA.His father Late Raja Anant Narayan Singh Deo was a Minister as well as a member of the Lok Sabha Raja Nitish Gang Deb MLA Raja of Bamra. His late father Raja Pradipta Gang Deb , his grand father Raja Bhanugang Tribhuban Deb were MLA's, the latter was also a Deputy Minister. Raja Bhanuganga's wife Rani Jyoti Manjari Devi was also a MLA. Raja Bibhuti Bhusan Mardaraj, former Minster and Deputy Speaker in Orissa, His father Late Raja Harihar Mardaraj was a Minister. Rajkumar Pratap Keshari Deb MLA (son of the Late Raja Sarat Deb of Aul who was an ex minister and M.P. Lok Sabha Rajmata Sushree Devi wife of Raja Sarat Deb who was initially an MLA and just finished her term as a Member of the Rajya Sabha. Her mother in law Rajmata of Aul was also a MLA Late Raja Trilochan Singh Deo of Narsinghpur who was MLA for 4 terms. His mother Late Rajmata Kanak Lata Devi Narsinghpur was a MLA Late Raja Shailendra Narayan Bhanj Deo of Kanika was a Minister Rani Rasmanjari Devi of Tigiria, was a MLA Yuvrani Usha Devi of Chikiti is a sitting MLA (4th term) Rani Sugyani Deo of Khallikote is a MLA for 5 terms. Late Rajmata of Sukinda was a MLA Late Raja Shankar Pratap Singh Deo of Dhenkanal and his wife Rani Rtana Prabha Devi were MLA's Raja Gopinath Gajapati Deb of Parlakhemundi was a Member of the Lok Sabha. Late Raja Rajendra Chandra Mardaraj of Nilgiri was a MLA for many terms Late Raja Bir Udit Pratap Shekhar Deo of Gangpur was a Minister. His son Late Rajkumar Bharatendra Chandra Shekhar Deo was a MLA. Late Raja Anup Singh Deo of Khariar was a Minister on many occasions. Late Raja Ramchandra Mardaraj of Khallikote was a MLA Late Raja Kishore Chandra Deo of Athmalik was a MLA Late Raja Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj of Daspalla was a Minister. His son Late Raja Purna Chandra Deo Bhanj was a MLA. Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajpati of Parlakhemundi was the first Prime Minister of Orissa, before independence. There could be more. If I remember, I will let you know. Regards, B.K. Singh Deo On 7/21/08, pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > A friend has compiled list of Royals who are active in Indian politics. > Ay additions/ corrections are most welcome. > Here is the list > > 01. From Erstwhile Princely State of Gwalior > > Smt. Yashodhara Raje Scindia, BJP MP > Gwalior(MP) > > Shri Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao, Congress MP > Guna (MP) > > Dushyant Singh, BJP MP > Jhalawar(Rajasthan ) > > Vasundara Raje Scindia, BJP > CM, Rajasthan > > 02. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bushahr (now in Shimla and Kinnaur > districts) > > Virbhadra Singh, Congress > Ex-CM, HP > > Smt. Pratibha Singh, Congress MP (Wife of Virbhadra Singh) > Mandi (HP) > > 03. From Erstwhile Princely State of Kullu > > Maheshwar Singh, BJP > Ex-MP (Mandi) > > 04. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bolagir > > Maharaja Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, BJP > Minister of Urban Development & Public enterprises, Govt. of Orissa. > > Smt Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, BJP MP (Wife of Vardhan Singh) > Bolangir(Orissa) > > 05. From an Erstwhile Princely State of Shahjahanpur > > Jitin Prasada, Congress MP > Shahjahanpur (UP) > > 06. From Erstwhile Princely State Bharatpur > > Vishvendra Singh, MP, BJP > Bharatpur, Rajasthan > > Mrs. Divya Singh, BJP (Wife of Vishvendra Singh) > MLA > > 07. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bharatpur > > K. Natwar Singh, > Ex-Foreign Minister > > Jagat Singh, BSP (Son of Natwar Singh), Rajasthan > > 08. From an Erstwhile Princely State of Churhat > > Arjun Singh, Congress (RS) > Union HRD Minister > > Ajay Singh, Congress (Son of Arjun Singh) > Chairman, Campaign Committee for MP Assembly Election > > > > > 09. From Erstwhile Princely State of Barmer > > Jaswant Singh, BJP > Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha > > Manvendra Singh, BJP MP ( Son of Jaswant Singh) > Barmer (RJ) > > 10. From Erstwhile Princely State of Patiala > > Mrs Preneet Kaur, Congress MP (Wife of Capt. Amrinder Singh) > Patiala (PJ) > > Capt. Amrinder Singh > Ex-Punjab CM > > 11. From Erstwhile Princely State of Raghogarh > > Digvijay Singh, Congress > General Secretary & ex-CM, Madhya Pradesh > > Lakshman Singh, BJP MP( Younger Brother of Digvijay Singh) > Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh > > 12. From Erstwhile Princely State of Kalahandi > > Bikram Keshari Deo, BJP MP > Kalahandi, Orissa > > 13. From Erstwhile Princely State of Dungarpur > > Shri Manvendra Singh, Congress MP > Mathura, UP > > 14. From Erstwhile Princely State of Baraon > > Kanwar Rewati Raman Singh, SP MP > Allahabad, UP > > 15. From Erstwhile Princely State of Chattisgarh > > Dilip Singh Judeo, BJP > MP (Rajya Sabha) > > 16. From Erstwhile Royal family of Bhadri (Awadh) > > Kunwar Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, Independent > MLA, Kunda (UP) > > Akshay Pratap Singh alias Gopalji, SP MP (Nephew of Raja Bhaiya) > Pratapgarh, UP > > Ratna Singh, Congress > Ex-MP, Pratapgarh > > 17. From Erstwhile Chandrabans Royal Family > > K. C. Singh Baba, Congress MP > Nainital (Uttarakhand) > > 18. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Raja Muthiah > > P Chidambaram, Congress MP > Sivaganga(Tamil Nadu ) > > > 19. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Dogra > > Dr. Karan Singh, Congress > Rajya Sabha Member > > Ajatshatru Singh (Dr. Karan Singh's > son) > National Conference Leader > > 20. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Kurupam Raja's > > Vyricharla Kishore Chandra Deo, Congress MP > Parvathipuram (Andhra Pradesh) > > 21. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Manakpur > > Anand Singh, Congress > Ex-MP > > Kirti Vardhan Singh, Samajwadi Party MP (Son of Anand Singh) > Gonda, Uttar Pradesh > > 22. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Chinna Merangi > > Satrucharla Vijayarama Raju, Congress > Minister for Forests, Environment, Science & Technology, Govt. of Andhra > Pradesh > > 23. From Erstwhile Princely State of Mysore > > SN Wadiyar, Congress > Ex-MP > > 24. From Erstwhile Princely State of Dhenkanal > > K.P. Singh Deo, Congress > Ex-MP, Orissa > > 25. From Erstwhile Princely State of Tehri Garhwal > > Manujaindra Shah, BJP (son of eight time BJP MP Manvendra Shah) > > 26. From Erstwhile Princely State of Alwar > > Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, Congress > MLA (Rajasthan), Secretary, AICC (Assisting Rahul Gandhi) > > 27. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Katthiwara > > Kunwar Vijay Shah, BJP > Cabinet Minister, Govt of MP. > > 28. From Erstwhile Princely State of Rampur > > Begum Noor Bano aka Mahatab Zamani, Congress > Ex-MP, Rampur (UP) > > > Not Known > > Kunwar Sarvraj Singh, JD(U) > Aonla(Uttar Pradesh) > > Dr. Kunwar Devendra Singh Yadav, SP > Etah (UP) > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Not happy with your email address?. > Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now > at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear members There was a notice in the Hindu paper, New Delhi edition today of the passing away of a young girl from the Vizianagaram royal family. Most unfortunate .I don't recall the name, but one of her names was Prashar. I think it was mentioned she was born in 1982. There is a prayer meeting today somewhere in Delhi. I apologise for being so vague with the details, but the paper was not mine. best Arjun Nayar Coordinator - Resource Mobilisation The SETU Foundation Ph & Fax: + 91 11 22711928 Mobile: +91 98734 45354 www.thesetufoundation.com