Present Ruler

Raja KARAN CHAND SINGH BABA
(Present Ruler & MP)

Address : Fort Kashipur, Mohalla Katora Tal, P.O. Kashipur, Distt. U.S.Nagar, Uttarakhand

• Educated at St. Joseph`s College, Nainital and Senior Cambridge.
• Head of the Senior Line descended from the old Rajas of Kumaon.
• Presides over the annual prayer at Almora's main temple dedicated to the Goddess Nanda Devi.
• Chairman of the Nagar Paliika in Kashipur 1986.
• Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1989/1991 and 1996/2001.
• Member of the Lok Sabha XIV 2004/-.
• Member of the Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests.
• Uttar Pradesh Power Lifting Champion (five times), winner of Strongest Man of U.P and Best Lifter Award.
• Two times National Power Lifting Champion, held national records in Bench Press.
• Asia Championship; won two Silver and two Bronze Medals; Member of the Indian National Team that won the Asian Championship held in Indonesia in 1984.
• Married 16th January 1974, Rani Mani Mala Devi, and has issue, 2 sons and 1 daughter.

Adapted from : uqconnect.net