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Digvijay Singh (other)
Digvijay Singh may refer to: *Digvijaya Singh (born 1947), Indian politician, Former CM of Madhya Pradesh *Digvijay Singh (Bihar politician) (1955–2010), Indian politician from Banka area of Bihar *Digvijay Singh (Rajasthan politician), Minister of Agriculture of Rajasthan *Digvijay Singh (golfer) (born 1972), Indian golfer *K. D. Singh (Kunwar Digwijay Singh, 1922–1978), Indian field hockey player *Digvijay Narain Singh (1924–1991), Indian politician from Muzaffarpur area of Bihar *Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Sir Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja (18 September 1895 – 3 February 1966) was the Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar from 1933 to 1966, succeeding his uncle, the famed cricketer Ranjitsinhji. Early life and military career Ranjitsinhji, ... (1895-1966), Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar 1933-1948 * Digvijay Singh Rao Bhonsale (born 1989), Indian Rock and Metal vocalist, guitarist and songwriter {{hndis, Singh, Digvijay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digvijaya Singh
Digvijaya Singh (born 28 February 1947) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He is Ex-General Secretary of the Indian National Congress party's All India Congress Committee. Previously, he had served as the 14th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, a central Indian state, for two terms from 1993 to 2003. Prior to that he was a minister in Chief Minister Arjun Singh's cabinet between 1980–84. In 2019 Lok Sabha elections he was defeated by Pragya Singh Thakur for Bhopal Lok Sabha seat. Personal life Singh was born in Indore in the erstwhile princely state of Holkar (now a part of Madhya Pradesh) of British India, on 28 February 1947. His father, Balbhadra Singh, was the Raja of Raghogarh (under Gwalior State), presently known as Guna district of Madhya Pradesh, and a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) as independent candidate for the Raghogarh Vidhan Sabha constituency following the 1951 elections. He was educated at The Daly College, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digvijay Singh (Bihar Politician)
Digvijay Singh (14 November 1955 – 24 June 2010) was an Indian politician from the state of Bihar, and an associate of George Fernandes of Janata Dal and later Samata Party, now led by Uday Mandal its President. He represented Banka in the Lok Sabha a few times. He was elected to Rajya Sabha twice. He died on 24 June 2010 in London after suffering a brain haemorrhage. He served as a Union Minister of State in the Chandra Shekhar Government (1990–1991) and later in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee led National Democratic Alliance Government (1999–2004). He had also served as the President of National Rifle Association of India since 1999. Childhood and education Singh was a native of Gidhaur, in Jamui district (Bihar), the only son of Kumar Surendra Singh and Sona Devi. He was also related to the erstwhile royal estate of Gidhaur. He was born in a Rajput family of Zamindari class. He studied at Patna University before doing his M.A. and M.Phil. from the Jawaharlal Nehru Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digvijay Singh (Rajasthan Politician)
Digvijay Singh is an Indian politician from Rajasthan who was served as Minister of Agriculture of Rajasthan during the tenure of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat as Chief Minister.''The Times of India Directory and Year Book including Who's Who'', 1979>/ref> He had split from erstwhile Janata Dal to form Janata Dal (Digvijay) and supported the BJP Government led by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. Later the Janata Dal(D) merged with Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi .... Footnotes Rajasthani people Janata Dal politicians Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan State cabinet ministers of Rajasthan Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Rajasthan-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digvijay Singh (golfer)
Digvijay Singh (born 30 January 1972) is a professional golfer from India currently playing on the Professional Golf Tour of India and the Asian Tour. Singh was born in New Delhi to an Indian Army officer (Col Niranjan Singh). He had a solid amateur campaign, winning the Sri Lankan Amateur Championship in 1996 and 1997. He represented India in the Eisenhower Trophy in 1996 and 1998, and in the Nomura Cup in 1995 and 1997. He also played in the Asian Games in Bangkok in 1998. He turned professional in 1999. Professional career Singh currently holds 12 career wins on the PGTI, where he has had most of his success. He played his first full season on the Asian Tour in 2008 after 8 previous attempts to obtain his card. He enjoyed a 4th-place finish in his debut event in 2008 at the Indian Masters. He finished 2008 with $186,000 in earnings and a 30th-place finish on the Order of Merit. Singh won the DDA Open in 2006 after Ashok Kumar made a crucial mistake on the 16th hole on Sun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digvijay Narain Singh
Digvijay Narain Singh (1924 – 2 August 1991) was an Indian politician who served as a Member of Parliament. He started his career as a member of the Indian National Congress, later joining Morarji Desai's NCO faction in 1969, and then the Janata Party. He represented Pupri, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur, Vaishali et al. seats from Bihar in Lok Sabha from 1952 well into 1970s. He joined Janata Party in 1977 and was elected to Lok Sabha from Vaishali (Lok Sabha constituency). He was in Lok Sabha for 28 consecutive years (1952–1980). He represented Muzzafarpur from 1952 to 1957 and again from 1962 to 1971, Pupri from 1957 to 1962, Hajipur constituency from 1971 to 1977, and Vaishali from 1977 to 1980. He lost from Muzaffarpur in 1980 as Janata Party's candidate against the winner George Fernandes of Janata Party (Socialist). He was born in a Bhumihar Brahmin family and was a scion of Dharhara, one of the richest Zamindaris in Bihar. But he spent a lot of his inherited wealth for public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji
Sir Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja (18 September 1895 – 3 February 1966) was the Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar from 1933 to 1966, succeeding his uncle, the famed cricketer Ranjitsinhji. Early life and military career Ranjitsinhji, a Yaduvanshi Rajput, was born at Sadodar, Gujarat on 18 September 1895 during the British Raj, nephew of the famed cricketer K.S. Ranjitsinhji. He was educated at The Rajkumar College, Rajkot, in Saurashtra, then at Malvern College and University College London. Commissioned as second lieutenant in the British Army in 1919, Digvijaysinhji enjoyed a military career for over two decades. Attached to the 125th Napier's Rifles (now 5th Battalion (Napier's), The Rajputana Rifles) in 1920, he served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, subsequently receiving a promotion to Lieutenant in 1921. He then served with the Waziristan Field Force from 1922 to 1924; after a promotion to captain in 1929, he retired from the army in 1931. However, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
