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Major Vijay Singh Mankotia, Former Himachal Minister and 5-Time MLA, Passes Away at 87.
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News18•29-09-2026, 10:51
Major Vijay Singh Mankotia, Former Himachal Minister and 5-Time MLA, Passes Away at 87.
- •Major Vijay Singh Mankotia, a two-time minister and five-time MLA in Himachal Pradesh, has passed away at the age of 87.
- •He breathed his last in his ancestral village Tyara in Kangra.
- •Mankotia was a leader in both the Congress and BJP, having joined the BJP in 2024 after leaving Congress.
- •He was a staunch opponent of Virbhadra Singh and served as an MLA from Shahpur and as Tourism Minister.
- •In 2007, he released a CD alleging financial transactions involving Virbhadra Singh, a scandal that shook state politics.
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Major Vijay Singh Mankotia was a five-time MLA from Shahpur in Kangra district and a two-time minister who served in both the Congress and BJP parties before passing away at the age of 87 in his ancestral village Tyara, Kangra.
On May 27, 2007, Major Vijay Singh Mankotia released a CD alleging financial transaction recordings from 1989 between former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, Pratibha, and then-DC Mahendra Singh regarding a cement plant unit in Darlaghat, though Virbhadra Singh was later acquitted.
Major Vijay Singh Mankotia left the Congress party and officially joined the BJP in the year 2024.
