Ajaya Pratap Shah

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Ajay Pratap Shah (died September 12, ? in Lucknow, India)[http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/content.php?nid=30561 ]{{dead link|date=August 2015}} was a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. In 1999 parliamentary election he was elected from the Kapilvastu-4 constituency, with 14091 votes.{{cite web|url=http://nepalresearch.org/politics/background/elections_old/ec/toptwofinal.htm |title=Finalised Constituencies with Top Two Candidates |publisher=Nepalresearch.org |date=1999-06-27 |accessdate=2015-08-11}}

After the royal coup d'état in February 2005, Shah went into exile in India.{{cite web|author= |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/One-time-rivals-now-united-in-struggle-against-King/articleshow/1025952.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811074146/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-02-19/india/27835801_1_nc-leaders-maoist-sympathisers-nepali-congress |url-status=live |archive-date=2011-08-11 |title=One-time rivals now united in struggle against King |date=2005-02-19 |work=The Times of India|access-date=2015-08-11}}

After his death, RPP nominated his son, Abhisek Pratap Shah, to take his parliamentary seat in January 2008.[http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?nid=139545 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314012106/http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?nid=139545 |date=March 14, 2008 }}