Kamalendumati Shah

Indian politician

Kamalendumati Shah
Born	Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India
Died	15 July 1999
Occupation(s)	Politician Social worker
Known for	Parliamentary politics Social activism
Awards	Padma Bhushan

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Kamalendumati Shah (died 1999) was an Indian politician, social worker and a member of Indian Parliament. Hailing from the Tehri Garhwal district of the present day Uttarakhand,^[1] she was known to have been active in parliamentary politics.^[2] The Government of India awarded her the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1958, for her contributions to society.^[3] She died on 15 July 1999 succumbing to brain cancer.^[4]

References

^ "Tehri Tehri dam and some of the city's ever-memorable personality". Tehri Hydro Development Corporation. 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
^ Joginder Kumar Chopra (1993). Women in the Indian Parliament: A Critical Study of Their Role. Mittal Publications. p. 497. ISBN 9788170995135.
^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
^ "Subject : Probate" (PDF). High Court of Delhi. 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2016.