Vikramaditya Singh (Himachal Pradesh politician)

Sudarshana Singh Chundawat

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(m. 2019;div. 2025)​

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Amreen kaur Sekhon

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Vikramaditya Singh
Singh in 2024
Cabinet Minister, Government of Himachal Pradesh [1]
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 January 2023
Parent(s)	Virbhadra Singh (father) Pratibha Singh (mother)
Residences	Padam Palace, Rampur Bushahr, Himachal Pradesh, India Holly Lodge, Shimla
Education	MA History
Alma mater	Bishop Cotton School Hansraj College St. Stephen's College Delhi University

Vikramaditya Singh (born 17 October 1989) is an Indian politician, who currently serves as Member of Legislative Assembly from Shimla Rural constituency. ^[a] He is the son of the former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh Late Virbhadra Singh. ^[7] His mother is Pratibha Singh, who was a Member of Parliament from Mandi, Lok Sabha Constituency.

On 10 July 2021, after the death of his father on July 8, Vikramaditya Singh was crowned the pretender king of the erstwhile princely state of Bushahr in a private ceremony at Padam Palace in Rampur. ^[8]

Early life and education

Vikramaditya Singh was born on 17 October 1989 in Shimla district in the royal Rajput family of the princely state of Bushahr. He is son of Late Raja Virbhadra Singh, six time former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh and former Member of Parliament Pratibha Singh. Vikramaditya is half-brother to Abhilasha Kumari, a former Judge.

Vikramaditya Singh did his schooling from Bishop Cotton School, Shimla. He did his Graduation and Post-Graduation in History from Delhi University. Vikramaditya pursued his graduation B.A. in history from Hansraj College (DU) ^[9] and post-graduate degree M.A. (Hons.) in History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. ^[2]

Political career

Vikramaditya's active state political journey started in 2013 and he associated with HP Congress Committee. He was elected as Himachal Pradesh state youth congress president in year 2013 until the year 2017. ^[10]

In 2017, he won from Shimla Rural constituency as the Member of Legislative Assembly for Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly ^[2] and again in 2022. Later, On 8 January 2023 he became PWD, Youth Services & Sports, Urban Development Minister of Himachal Pradesh in Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu Ministry.

Personal life

On March 8, 2019, Vikramaditya Singh married Sudarshana Singh Chundawat, a member of the former royal family of Amet in Mewar, at Jaipur. ^[11] The couple separated in 2022, after Sudarshana filed a domestic violence complaint against Singh. ^{[12] [13]} A divorce petition was subsequently filed in 2023, and in February 2024 a Udaipur family court ordered Singh to pay interim maintenance to his estranged wife. In August 2025, media reports confirmed that the civil suit had been settled earlier in the year and that the couple had legally divorced. ^[13]

On September 22, 2025, Singh married Amreen Kaur Sekhon, a doctorate in psychology from Panjab University, at a private ceremony in Chandigarh. ^[14]

References

Notes

1. Sources. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Citations

1. "Council of Ministers - Government of Himachal Pradesh, India". himachal.nic.in. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
2. "Details of MLA Vikramaditya Singh". hpvidhansabha.nic.in. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021.
3. "Domestic violence allegations: Udaipur court summons Vikramaditya, Pratibha". Hindustan Times. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2025. The complainant, Sudarshana Singh Chundawat, has accused Vikramaditya Singh, her mother-in-law Himachal Pradesh state Congress chief Pratibha Singh, sister-in-law Aprajita Singh and brother-in-law Agand Singh of domestic violence.
4. "Details of MLA Vikramaditya Singh". hpvidhansabha.nic.in.
5. "Vikramaditya Singh won from Shimla Rural in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election results live". thehindu.com.
6. "Pdf ― list of Himachal Pradesh 2017 Legislative election winning candidates".
7. "Himachal Pradesh Assembly;in a first, father-son duo take oath of office i.e. Virbhadra Singh and Vikramaditya Singh". indinexpress.com.
8. Sharma, Ashwani (10 July 2021). "Bushashr Royalty: Vikramaditya Singh Crowned As 'Raja Sahib' In Private Ceremony". Outlook. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
9. Jodha, Ghanishtha (31 May 2024). "Who is Vikramaditya Singh? Congress' Royal Scion To Contest Against Bollywood Star From Mandi". Times Now. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
10. "Vikramaditya Singh was not nominated but elected as president of state youth congress via democratic means says CM Virbhadra Singh". indianexpress.com.
11. "Vikramaditya set to tie knot with Chandigarh girl on Sept 22". Hindustan Times. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
12. "Domestic violence allegations: Udaipur court summons Vikramaditya, Pratibha". Hindustan Times. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
13. "Himachal minister Vikramaditya Singh set to tie knot on Sept 22, says family". The Indian Express. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
14. "HP Minister Vikramaditya Singh Marries PU Professor Amreen Kaur". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 23 September 2025.