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 family, she is also the matriarch of the Bamraulia family ofDholpur.

Vasundhara Raje
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
Incumbent
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
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 January 2019
President	J. P. Nadda
Personal details
Born	(1953-03-08)8 March 1953 (age 72) Bombay,Bombay State, India (present dayMumbai,Maharashtra)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Hemant Singh ​ ​ (m. 1972;div. 1973)​
Children	Dushyant Singh (son)
Parent(s)	Jivajirao Scindia (father) Vijaya Raje Scindia (mother)
Relatives	Madhavrao Scindia (brother) Yashodhara Raje Scindia (sister) Jyotiraditya Scindia (nephew)
Residence(s)	Dholpur,Rajasthan, India
Alma mater	University of Mumbai
Website	vasundhararaje.in

Vasundhara Raje singh was born on 8 March 1953 inBombay (now Mumbai). She is the daughter ofVijayaraje Scindia-Shinde andJivajirao Scindia-Shinde,Maharaja ofGwalior, members of the prominentScindia royalMaratha family.^[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]

• 1985-90 member, 8th Rajasthan legislative assembly from Dholpur.^[6]
• 2003-08 member, 12th Rajasthan legislative assembly fromJhalrapatan
• 2008–13, 13th Rajasthan legislative assembly fromJhalrapatan
• 2013–18, member, 14th Rajasthan legislative assembly^[7] fromJhalrapatan
• 2018–23, member, 15th Rajasthan legislative assembly fromJhalrapatan
• 2023-28, member,16th Rajasthan legislative assembly from Jhalrapatan

• 1989-91: member,9th Lok Sabha, fromJhalawar.^[6]
• 1991-96: member,10th Lok Sabha
• 1996-98: member,11th Lok Sabha
• 1998-99: member,12th Lok Sabha
• 1999-2003: member,13th Lok Sabha

• 1985-87: vice-president, Yuva Morcha BJP, Rajasthan
• 1987: vice-president, BJP, Rajasthan
• 1990-91: member, Library Committee, member, Consultative Committee, Ministries of Commerce and Tourism
• 1991-96: member, Consultative Committees, Ministries of Power, Science and Technology, Environment and Tourism
• 1996-97: member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests, Member, Consultative Committees, Ministries of Power, Science and Technology and Tourism
• 1997-1998: joint secretary, BJP Parliamentary Party
• 1998-99: Union minister of state, External Affairs
• 13 October 1999 – 31 August 2001: Union minister of state (Independent Charge), Small Scale Industries and Agro & Rural Industries; Department of Personnel and Training; Department of Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space
• 1 September 2001 – 1 November 2001: Union minister of state, Small Scale Industries; Personnel, Training, Pensions, Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances; Department of Atomic Energy; and Department of Space (Independent charge)
• 2 November 2001- 8 December 2003: Union minister of state, Small Scale Industries; Personnel, Training, Pensions, Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances; Planning; Department of Atomic Energy; and Department of Space (Independent Charge)
• 14 Nov 2002-14 Dec 2003 : president, BJP, Rajasthan
• 8 December 2003 – 8 December 2008: chief minister, Rajasthan
• 2 January 2009 – 8 December 2013: leader of opposition, Rajasthan legislative assembly
• 8 December 2013 – 11 December 2018: chief minister, Rajasthan
• 11 January 2019: national vice president of Bharatiya Janata Party

• Vasundhara Raje,Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra^[8]
• Vasundhara Raje,Bhamashah Yojana^[9]
• Satyam Kumar and Vasundhara Raje,iStart Rajasthan^[10]
• Vasundhara Raje,Jal Swavlamban^[11]
• See More Schemes of Vasundhara Raje^[12]

In 2007, she received the "Women Together Award" from the UNO for services rendered towards the self-empowerment of women.^[13]

In 2018, she received the 'Best Chief Minister of the Year' Award at the 52nd Skoch Summit.^[14]

A book on the life of Vasundhara Raje namedVasundhara Raje aur Vikasit Rajasthan was written by the historianVijay Nahar and published byPrabhat Prakashan.^[15]

• Politics of Rajasthan
• Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
• 16th Rajasthan Assembly
• Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry
• List of chief ministers of Rajasthan
• List of governors of Rajasthan
• List of speakers of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly