Raja Sir Joginder Sen Bahadur KCSI (20 August 1904 – 16 June 1986)[1] was the last ruling Raja of Mandi State, and was subsequently a diplomat and Member of Parliament.[2]

Lieutenant-Colonel His Highness Raja Sir Shri Joginder Sen Bahadur KCSI,
Raja of Mandi
Reign1913–1948
BornJoginder Sen
(1904-08-20)20 August 1904
Mandi State, Punjab States Agency, British Raj
Died16 June 1986(1986-06-16) (aged 81)
Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
Member of Lok Sabha from Mandi
In office
1957–1962

Life

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Joginder Sen succeeded to the Mandi throne on 28 April 1913, aged eight.[1] On 18 February 1925, he received an honorary commission as a lieutenant in the British Indian Army.[3] Knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) in the 1931 New Year Honours list,[4] he was promoted to honorary captain on 26 September 1931 and to honorary major on 24 December 1938.[5][6] He received his final promotion to honorary lieutenant-colonel on 15 October 1946,[7] and received an honorary commission in the same rank in the post-Independence Indian Army on 18 January 1951.[8]

After serving as Ambassador to Brazil, Raja Joginder Sen represented the Mandi constituency in the Lok Sabha from 1957 to 1962.[2]

He was married to Amrit Kaur Sahiba.

References

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  1. ^ a b The India List and Burma Office List 1947. London: HM Stationery Office. 1947. p. 40.
  2. ^ a b "Lok Sabha Debates (Sixth Session, Eighth Lok Sabha)" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates. 18 (1): 5. 17 July 1986. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ "No. 33020". The London Gazette. 13 February 1925. p. 1072.
  4. ^ "No. 33675". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1930. p. 5.
  5. ^ "No. 33756". The London Gazette. 25 September 1931. p. 6167.
  6. ^ "No. 34582". The London Gazette. 23 December 1938. p. 8180.
  7. ^ "No. 37756". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 October 1946. p. 5070.
  8. ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 January 1951. p. 20.
Lok Sabha
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Mandi

1957 – 1962
Succeeded by