Dushyant Singh

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Dushyant Singh
Jhalawar
Personal details
Born (1973-09-11) 11 September 1973 (age 50)
MBA)
Websitedushyantsingh.in
Source: [[1]]

Dushyant Singh (born 11 September 1973) is an Indian politician businessman and Prince of

Jhalawar-Baran in the Lok Sabha. He has been elected to four terms, each time with an increased majority, and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]

Education

Dushyant Singh was educated at The Doon School in Dehradun. He received a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the St. Stephen's College, Delhi and a Master of Business Administration, focusing on hotel management, at Johnson & Wales University in the United States.[1][3]

Personal life

He is the recognised Maharaja of Dholpur. His mother,

Vijayaraje Scindia and is also the paternal grandson of the last Maharaja of Nabha, Pratap Singh Nabha
.

Mr Singh is married to Niharika Raje the only princess of the Samthar State the daughter of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh Judeo and Ganga Rajya Laxmi, of the Rana dynasty of Nepal. He is known to be fond of dogs. He also maintains an interest in chess and collecting antique books and is also a well-known wildlife enthusiast.

Political career

After returning to India in 2003, Singh followed in the footsteps of his mother and grandmother

Jhalawar- Baran in Rajasthan
.

In 2009 despite a congress wave, Singh won his second Loksabha Election. Over this period of time, Singh helped bring prosperity to his region through the medium of improved roads, better citywide infrastructure, and good governance.

In 2014 Singh won his

Loksabha Seat for a record-breaking fourth time in a row. Singh has in his tenure helped establish railways and even the Kolana Airport of Jhalawar
.

References

  1. ^ a b c Official government profile
  2. ^ "Dushyant Singh wins". NDTV.
  3. ^ In a first, 3 Doon alumni are CMs, all from the same powerful era