Joginder Sen

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

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
  1. The India List and Burma Office List 1947. London: HM Stationery Office. 1947. p. 40.
  2. "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.
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