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Vishvendra Singh (born 23 June 1962) is an Indian politician. He is Former serving as the Cabinet Minister of Tourism in the Department of Civil Aviation of the Government of Rajasthan. He is a member of the Indian National Congress. Before 2008, he had been associated with Bhartiya Janta Party and Janata Dal. Singh joined the Congress in 2008 due to conflict with his party colleague Digamber Singh. Vishvendra being a royal always had political leverage, however his defeat against Digamber Singh in 2008, reduced his political stature & made Digamber the leader of Jats in Rajasthan.
He previously served as the Minister of Tourism and Devasthans in the Rajasthan Government. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Deeg-Kumher constituency in Bharatpur district of Eastern Rajasthan. He is a three time Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha representing Bharatpur, Rajasthan. In 2018, he became a member of the cabinet of the Third Gehlot ministry. However, his term was terminated a year later in 2019, over disputes within the party.
He is the son of the last ruler of the princely state of Bharatpur. [2]
In the 26th amendment [3] to the Constitution of India promulgated in 1971, the Government of India abolished all official symbols of princely India, including titles, privileges, and remuneration (privy purses). [4]
SI No. | Year | Legislative Assembly | Constituency | Margin | Party | Post | |
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1. | 2013 | 14th | Deeg-Kumher | 11,162 | Indian National Congress | MLA | |
2. | 2018 | 15th | Deeg-Kumher | 8,218 | Indian National Congress | MLA | |
SI No. | Year | Lok Sabha | Constituency | Party | Committee |
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1. | 1989 | 9th | Bharatpur | Janata Dal | - |
2. | 1999 | 13th | Bharatpur | Bhartiya Janta Party | Member of the Committee on Science & Technology and Forest & Environment. |
3. | 2004 | 14th | Bharatpur | Bhartiya Janta Party | Member of the Committee on Personal & Public Grievance and Law & Justice. |
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