Dushyant Singh

Dushyant Singh (born 11 September 1973; Hindi pronunciation: [d̪ʊʃ.jən̪t̪ sɪŋgʱ]) is an Indian politician and businessman. Singh is serving as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha for the fifth time.^[2][3] The son of Vasundhara Raje Scindia, who served twice as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Singh was first elected from the Jhalawar constituency and has since been re-elected from the Jhalawar–Baran constituency.^[4][3]

Dushyant Singh
Singh in Baran, 2021
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 May 2009
Preceded by	constituency established
Constituency	Jhalawar-Baran, Rajasthan
In office 17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009
Preceded by	Vasundhara Raje
Succeeded by	constituency abolished
Constituency	Jhalawar, Rajasthan
Personal details
Born	(1973-09-11) 11 September 1973 (age 51) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Niharika Raje (m.2000)
Children	2 (1 son and 1 daughter)
Parents	Hemant Singh (father) Vasundhara Raje Scindia (mother)
Residence(s)	New Delhi, Delhi, India[1]
Education	The Doon School
Alma mater	St. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA) Johnson & Wales University (MBA)
Website	dushyantsingh.in
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Education

Singh was educated at The Doon School in Dehradun.^[5] 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, from Johnson & Wales University in the United States.^[6]

Political career

Singh entered politics in 2004 after being persuaded by his mother, Vasundhara Raje Scindia, and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).^[4] He won his first election and was elected as a Member of Parliament in 2004 from the Jhalawar constituency in Rajasthan.^[3]

In 2009, Singh won his second Lok Sabha election from the Jhalawar–Baran constituency, despite an Indian National Congress electoral wave in Rajasthan.^[7] In 2014, Singh won a Lok Sabha seat for a third time in a landslide victory.^[8] His third Lok Sabha victory made Singh one of BJP's senior-most parliamentarians.^[9] In 2019, Singh won his Lok Sabha seat for the fourth time in a row.^[10] In 2024, Singh won his fifth consecutive Lok Sabha election.^[11]

Personal life and family

Singh is married to Niharika Raje and they have two children; one son and one daughter.^[12] Singh's mother, Vasundhara Raje Scindia, twice served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan and also served as a Minister in the Union Cabinet of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.^[13] Singh's father, Hemant Singh, was the last Mahraj-Rana of Dholpur.^[14] Singh is the maternal grandson of Maharaja Jivaji Rao Scindia and Vijayaraje Scindia of Gwalior, and the paternal grandson of Pratap Singh Nabha, the last Maharaja of Nabha.^[15][14]

Singh's wife, Niharika Raje, is the daughter of Ranjeet Singh Judeo, a politician and a member of the former royal family of Samthar State, and Ganga Rajya Laxmi, a member of the former Rana dynasty of Nepal.^[16][15]