Vasundhara Raje Scindia | |
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| 13thChief Minister of Rajasthan | |
| In office 12 December 2013 (2013-12-12) – 17 December 2018 (2018-12-17) | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Gehlot |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Gehlot |
| In office 8 December 2003 (2003-12-08) – 11 December 2008 (2008-12-11) | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Gehlot |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Gehlot |
| Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India | |
| In office 19 March 1998 (1998-03-19) – 12 October 1999 (1999-10-12) | |
| Minister | Jaswant Singh |
| Member ofRajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2003 (2003-12-08) | |
| Preceded by | Mohan Lal |
| Constituency | Jhalrapatan |
| In office 1985 (1985) – 1990 (1990) | |
| Preceded by | Banwari Lal Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat |
| Constituency | Dholpur |
| Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1989 (1989) – 2003 (2003) | |
| Preceded by | Jhujhar Singh |
| Succeeded by | Dushyant Singh |
| Constituency | Jhalawar, Rajasthan |
| Vice President ofBharatiya Janata Party | |
| Assumed office 11 January 2019 | |
| President | J. P. Nadda |
| Leader of the Opposition, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2 January 2009 – 20 February 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Hemaram Choudhary |
| Succeeded by | Gulab Chand Kataria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1953-03-08)8 March 1953 (age 72) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | KunwarDushyant Singh (son) |
| Parent(s) | Jiwajirao Scindia (father) Vijaya Raje Scindia (mother) |
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| Residence(s) | Dholpur,Rajasthan,Gwalior House,New Delhi,India |
| Alma mater | University of Mumbai |
| Website | vasundhararaje |
Vasundhara Raje Scindia (born 8 March 1953) is an Indian politician, who has held two terms as thechief minister of Rajasthan. She was previously a minister in the Union Cabinet ofAtal Bihari Vajpayee and was India's firstMinister of Small Scale Industries and Agro and Rural Industries, now known as Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. In 2003, she became the first woman to serve as the Chief Minister for the state of Rajasthan. She is currently one of the national vice presidents of theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP). A member of theScindia dynasty, she is also the matriarch of the Bamraulia family ofDholpur.
Vasundhara Raje Scindia was born on 8 March 1953 inBombay (now Mumbai). She is the daughter ofVijayaraje Scindia, Maharani and laterRajmata of Gwalior andJiwajirao Scindia,Maharaja ofGwalior, members of the prominentScindia Dynasty.[1]
Raje completed her school education at Presentation Convent School inKodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, and later graduated with economics andpolitical science degrees from theSophia College for Women,Mumbai.[2]
She married Maharaj RanaHemant Singh, of the royal family ofDholpur 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 areYashodhara Raje Scindia, a former industries minister ofMadhya Pradesh, the lateMadhavrao Scindia, the late Padmavati Raje "Akkasaheb" Burman (1942–64), who marriedKirit Deb Burman, the last ruling Maharaja ofTripura, and Usha Raje Rana (b. 1943) who married into theRana family of Nepal.
She has one sonDushyant Singh, who is a four-time member of Parliament through Loksabha and the Yuvraj of Dholpur.
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 fromDholpur. 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- MLABhajan Lal Sharma, which bargained from her becoming chief minister for third time.
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]
A book on the life of Vasundhara Raje namedVasundhara Raje aur Vikasit Rajasthan was written by the historian Vijay Nahar and published byPrabhat Prakashan.[16]
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