Mahendra Kumari was a member of

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. She was elected to Lok Sabha from

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as a candidate of

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. She was born in

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in 1942 to a royal family and educated at Scindia Girls College,

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. She was wife of ruler of Alwar- Pratap Singh. Mahendra Kumari was a Member of Tenth Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996 representing Alwar Parliamentary Constituency of Rajasthan. Mahendra Kumari was a Member of Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests from 1993 to 1996 and House Committee from 1993 to 1995. A keen sports enthusiast, Mahendra Kumari was a champion women's pistol shooter and had special interest in tennis, swimming and riding. A widely travelled person, Mahendra Kumari was a Member of Indian Parliamentary Group of the Fourth World Conference on Women in

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, China in 1995. She died on 27 June 2002 at

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at the age of 60 after a brief illness.

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Rajasthani politicians Women in Rajasthan politics 1942 births 2002 deaths People from Alwar India MPs 1991–1996 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan 20th-century Indian women politicians 20th-century Indian politicians {{BJP-politician-stub