Ijyaraj Singh
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Ijyaraj Singh, or his highness Maharao Kunvar Ijyaraj Singh, is a member of parliament
representing the Kota
constituency in the Lok Sabha
. He is the former maharaj kumar (prince
) of the erstwhile state of Kotah, and a member of the Kota royal family. Singh contested and won his seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, on the ticket of the Indian National Congress
, defeating Shyam Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party
.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
representing the Kota
Kota (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Kota Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan state in India.-Assembly segments:Presently, Kota Lok Sabha constituency comprises eight Vidhan Sabha segments...
constituency in the Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
. He is the former maharaj kumar (prince
Prince
Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
) of the erstwhile state of Kotah, and a member of the Kota royal family. Singh contested and won his seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, on the ticket of the Indian National Congress
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...
, defeating Shyam Sharma 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...
.