Vasundhara Raje

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Vasundhara Raje Scindia
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13th Chief Minister of Rajasthan
In office
12 December 2013 (2013-12-12) –17 December 2018 (2018-12-17)
ChildrenKunwar Dushyant Singh (son)
Parent(s) Jiwajirao Scindia (father)
Vijaya Raje Scindia (mother)
Relatives
Residence(s) Dholpur, Rajasthan, Gwalior House, New Delhi, India
Alma mater University of Mumbai
Website vasundhararaje.in

Vasundhara Raje Scindia (born 8 March 1953) is an Indian politician, who has held as the chief minister of Rajasthan from 2003 to 2008 and 2013 to 2018. She was previously a minister in the Union Cabinet of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and for India's Minister of state External Affairs (India) and Minister of state Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. She is only woman to serve as the Chief Minister for the state of Rajasthan. A member of the Scindia dynasty, she is also the matriarch of the Bamraulia family of Dholpur.

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Early life

Vasundhara Raje Scindia was born on 8 March 1953 in Bombay (now Mumbai). She is the daughter of Vijayaraje Scindia, Maharani and later Rajmata of Gwalior and Jiwajirao Scindia, Maharaja of Gwalior, members of the prominent Scindia Dynasty. [1]

Raje completed her school education at Presentation Convent School in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, and later graduated with economics and political science degrees from the Sophia College for Women, Mumbai. [2]

Personal life

She married Maharaj Rana Hemant Singh, of the royal family of Dholpur on 17 November 1972, but they separated a year later. [3] Her son, Kunwar Dushyant Singh, was elected to the Lok Sabha from her former constituency, Jhalawar. [4] Her siblings are Yashodhara Raje Scindia, a former industries minister of Madhya Pradesh, the late Madhavrao Scindia, the late Padmavati Raje "Akkasaheb" Burman (1942–64), who married Kirit Deb Burman, the last ruling Maharaja of Tripura, and Usha Raje Rana (b. 1943) who married into the Rana family of Nepal.

Children

She has one son Dushyant Singh, who is a four-time member of Parliament through Loksabha and the Yuvraj of Dholpur.

Political career

Rajasthan Chief Minister, Vasundhara Raje, ties 'Rakhi' to Senior Minister, Dr. Digamber Singh, in Jaipur. Rajasthan Chief Minister, Vasundhara Raje, ties 'rakhi' to Senior Minister, Dr. Digamber Singh, in Jaipur.jpg
Rajasthan Chief Minister, Vasundhara Raje, ties ‘Rakhi’ to Senior Minister, Dr. Digamber Singh, in Jaipur.

In 1984, Raje entered the Indian political system. Initially, she was made a member of the national executive of the newly formed Bharatiya Janata Party. She was also elected as a member of the 8th Rajasthan Assembly from Dholpur. In the same year, she was appointed vice president of the Yuva Morcha, Rajasthan BJP. [5] In 2023, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said Raje had helped save his government in 2020 by opposing the BJP’s attempts to bribe MLAs. Hours later, she dismissed the chief minister’s statement as a lie and conspiracy against her. [6] In 2023, she lost her chief minister post from newly elected- MLA Bhajan Lal Sharma, which bargained from her becoming chief minister for third time.

Member of legislative assembly

Member of parliament

Vasundhara Raje Scindia at the inauguration of Bhamashah Yojana in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Bhamashah Yojana Inaugration.jpg
Vasundhara Raje Scindia at the inauguration of Bhamashah Yojana in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

Positions held

Works

Achievements

In 2007, she received the "Women Together Award" from the UNO for services rendered towards the self-empowerment of women. [14]

In 2018, she received the 'Best Chief Minister of the Year' Award at the 52nd Skoch Summit. [15]

Book

A book on the life of Vasundhara Raje named Vasundhara Raje aur Vikasit Rajasthan was written by the historian Vijay Nahar and published by Prabhat Prakashan. [16]

Ministry of Raje Government

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Profile on Rajasthan Assembly website". Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Jaipur (Rajasthan) India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Oct 20, Updated. "Vasundhara Raje Scindia - Times of India". The Times of India.{{cite news}}: |first1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Vasundhara Raje: A comeback politician who is also a fashion symbol". Economic Times. 8 December 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha Secretariat. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Life and Career – Vasundhara Raje". Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  6. ↑ https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/ashok-gehlot-vasundhara-raje-rajasthan-8596720/
  7. 1 2 Yadav, Shyamlal (13 March 2020). "The Gwalior dynasty: A short history of the Scindias in Indian politics". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Profile of Rajasthan". Nationsroot inc. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Raje's yatra to skip Sheo, raising political hackles". Hindustan Times . 7 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Raje's yatra to skip Sheo, raising political hackles". www.bhamashah.rajasthan.gov.in. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "iStart Rajasthan by Satyam Kumar & CM Vasundhara Raje". www.bhamashah.rajasthan.gov.in. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
    - "Rajasthan Government Doubles Down on Startup Support, Launches IStart Programme". www.inc42.com. 8 November 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "मुख्यमंत्री जल स्वावलम्बन अभियान से प्रदेश बन रहा है जल आत्मनिर्भर". www.suraaj.rajasthan.gov.in. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
    - "Jal Swavlamban Yojna". www.mjsa.water.rajasthan.gov.in. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Schemes by Vasundhara Raje". www.ryvp.rajasthan.gov.in. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "Vasundhara Raje Biography - About awards won, history". elections.in. elections.in Group. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "Vasundhara Raje conferred with 'Chief Minister of the Year' award". The Indian Express. 23 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "राज्यपाल कल्याण सिंह को पुस्तक भेंट". www.khaskhabar.com. Khaskhabar.com Group. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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