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Dushyant Singh
Singh in Baran, 2021
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 May 2009
Preceded byconstituency established
ConstituencyJhalawar-Baran, Rajasthan
In office
17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009
Preceded byVasundhara Raje
Succeeded byconstituency abolished
ConstituencyJhalawar, Rajasthan
Personal details
Born (1973-09-11) 11 September 1973 (age 51)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseNiharika Raje (m.2000)
Children2 (1 son and 1 daughter)
Parents
Residence(s)New Delhi, Delhi, India[1]
EducationThe Doon School
Alma materSt. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA)
Johnson & Wales University (MBA)
Websitedushyantsingh.in
Source: [1]

Dushyant Singh (born 11 September 1973; Hindi pronunciation: [d̪ʊʃ.jən̪t̪ sɪŋgʱ]) is an Indian politician and businessman. Singh is serving as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha for the fifth time.[2][3] The son of Vasundhara Raje Scindia, who served twice as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Singh was first elected from the Jhalawar constituency and has since been re-elected from the Jhalawar–Baran constituency.[4][3]

Education

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Singh was educated at The Doon School in Dehradun.[5] He received a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the St. Stephen's College, Delhi and a Master of Business Administration, focusing on hotel management, from Johnson & Wales University in the United States.[6]

Political career

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Singh entered politics in 2004 after being persuaded by his mother, Vasundhara Raje Scindia, and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[4] He won his first election and was elected as a Member of Parliament in 2004 from the Jhalawar constituency in Rajasthan.[3]

In 2009, Singh won his second Lok Sabha election from the Jhalawar–Baran constituency, despite an Indian National Congress electoral wave in Rajasthan.[7] In 2014, Singh won a Lok Sabha seat for a third time in a landslide victory.[8] His third Lok Sabha victory made Singh one of BJP's senior-most parliamentarians.[9] In 2019, Singh won his Lok Sabha seat for the fourth time in a row.[10] In 2024, Singh won his fifth consecutive Lok Sabha election.[11]

Personal life and family

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Singh is married to Niharika Raje and they have two children; one son and one daughter.[12] Singh's mother, Vasundhara Raje Scindia, twice served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan and also served as a Minister in the Union Cabinet of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.[13] Singh's father, Hemant Singh, was the last Mahraj-Rana of Dholpur.[14] Singh is the maternal grandson of Maharaja Jivaji Rao Scindia and Vijayaraje Scindia of Gwalior, and the paternal grandson of Pratap Singh Nabha, the last Maharaja of Nabha.[15][14]

Singh's wife, Niharika Raje, is the daughter of Ranjeet Singh Judeo, a politician and a member of the former royal family of Samthar State, and Ganga Rajya Laxmi, a member of the former Rana dynasty of Nepal.[16][15]

References

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  1. ^ Official government profile
  2. ^ "Dushyant Singh wins". NDTV.
  3. ^ a b c "Dushyant Singh". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b Parihar, Rohit; Deka, Kaushik (26 June 2015). "Dushyant Singh faces investigation over Rs 11 crore he received from Lalit Modi". India Today. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  5. ^ Tewari, Ruhi (19 December 2018). "In a first, 3 Doon alumni are CMs, all from the same powerful era". ThePrint. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Dushyant Singh". India Today. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  7. ^ "302 of 543: 20% jump in LS first-timers". The Times of India. 6 June 2009. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Raje Accomplishes 'Mission 25' With Whitewash for Congress". The New Indian Express. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  9. ^ Singh, Bhanu Pratap (17 May 2014). "Election Results: Dushyant's seniority among state MPs planned to get ministry berth?". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Vasundhara Raje's son Dushyant wins Jhalawar-Baran seat in Rajasthan". India Today. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Jhalawar - Baran Lok Sabha Election Results 2024". India Today. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Singh, Shri Dushyant". Digital Sansad. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  13. ^ "All you need to know about Vasundhara Raje, Rajasthan's former CM from BJP". Business Standard. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Dholpur Palace row: Government continues to back Vasundhara Raje". India Today. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  15. ^ a b Mohan, Archis (2 July 2015). "Newsmaker: Dushyant Singh". Business Standard. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Dushyant Singh". India Today. Retrieved 14 April 2025.