Dushyant Singh
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Dushyant Singh is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha
of India
. He represents the Jhalawar-Baran
constituency of Rajasthan
as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) political party.
of Dholpur
in Rajasthan . His mother, Vasundhara Raje
, is the ex-Chief Minister of Rajasthan, a former Union Minister, Maharani of Dholpur
and a member of the Scindia royal family of Gwalior. He was educated at Doon School, Dehradun; St. Stephen's College, Delhi; Johnson and Wales University, Providence, R.I., and IHTTI School of Management, Neuchatel, Switzerland.http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/d/dholpur.html
),from the royal principality of Samthar
(Gujjar
rulers) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
. He has two children Bhairawi Raje and Kunwar Vinayak Pratap Singh. He is the first cousin of the Congress Party
MP for Gwalior, Jyotiraditya Scindia.
15th Lok Sabha
Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected in 2009 during the General Elections in India.- Important members :* Speaker: Meira Kumar, Indian National Congress, Sasaram, Bihar...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He represents the Jhalawar-Baran
Jhalawar (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Jhalawar Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan state in western India till 2008.-Assembly segments:Jhalawar Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following eight Vidhan Sabha segments:...
constituency of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
(BJP) political party.
Early life
Dushyant Singh was born to Hemant Singh, the erstwhile MaharajaMaharaja
Mahārāja is a Sanskrit title for a "great king" or "high king". The female equivalent title Maharani denotes either the wife of a Maharaja or, in states where that was customary, a woman ruling in her own right. The widow of a Maharaja is known as a Rajamata...
of Dholpur
Dholpur
Dholpur is a city in eastern-most parts of the Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dholpur District and was formerly seat of the Dholpur princely state, before Independence....
in Rajasthan . His mother, Vasundhara Raje
Vasundhara Raje
Vasundhara Raje was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan state of India from December 2003 till December 2008. She is the first woman Chief Minister of Rajasthan.- Early life :...
, is the ex-Chief Minister of Rajasthan, a former Union Minister, Maharani of Dholpur
Dholpur
Dholpur is a city in eastern-most parts of the Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dholpur District and was formerly seat of the Dholpur princely state, before Independence....
and a member of the Scindia royal family of Gwalior. He was educated at Doon School, Dehradun; St. Stephen's College, Delhi; Johnson and Wales University, Providence, R.I., and IHTTI School of Management, Neuchatel, Switzerland.http://uqconnect.net/~zzhsoszy/ips/d/dholpur.html
Personal life
Dushyant Singh is married to Niharika Singh (GujjarGujjar
The Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjara and Gūrjara. The spelling Gurjara or Gurjar is preferable to the rest....
),from the royal principality of Samthar
Samthar
Samthar is a city and a municipal board in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Demographics: India census, Samthar had a population of 20,227. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Samthar has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of...
(Gujjar
Gujjar
The Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjara and Gūrjara. The spelling Gurjara or Gurjar is preferable to the rest....
rulers) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. He has two children Bhairawi Raje and Kunwar Vinayak Pratap Singh. He is the first cousin of the Congress Party
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
MP for Gwalior, Jyotiraditya Scindia.