Maharaja Dharamraj Singh (18 August 1910 - 20 August 1959) was the

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of the

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Kawardha State Kawardha State ( hi, कावर्धा) was one of the princely states in the Central Provinces of India during the period of the British Raj. The capital of the state was Khairagarh town, in Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh state. The Bho ...

from 1920 till 1948, when the Kawardha merged into Union of India. He later became active politician of

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. He was born on 18 August 1910 at

Kawardha Kawardha is a town and a municipality in Kabirdham district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is the administrative headquarters of Kabirdham district. Kawardha is also known for the "Temple of Bhoramdeo." The Member of Legislative assemb ...

. He succeeded his father Thakur Jadunath Singh upon his death in 1920. However, he was installed as Ruler on the 15th April 1932 on attaining his age. He was educated at

Rajkumar College, Raipur Rajkumar College (or RKC) in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, is one of the oldest K-12 foundations of India. It was founded by Sir Andrew Fraser in the year 1882 at Jabalpur. The School functioned at Jabalpur till 1892 and thereafter, shifted to its presen ...

He married the daughter of Thakur Janardan Singh, a Raj Gond of

Maihar Maihar is a tehsil in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, India. Maihar is known for the temple of the revered mother goddess Sharda situated on Trikuta hill. Origin of the name It is said that when lord Shiva was carrying the body of the dead mother god ...

in Central India and has two sons The Kawardha Palace was designed and built in the period 1936-39 by Maharaja Dharamraj Singh, using the best Italian marble and stone, stands out in the 11 acres of lush green garden. After independence of India, he became a politician. He represented Kawardha Vidhan Sabha constituency of undivided

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

Legislative Assembly by winning

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of 1957 as an Indian National Congress candidate. He died on 20 August 1959 and his eldest son

Vishwaraj Pratap Singh Vishwaraj Pratap Singh (18 October 1932 – 14 May 2007) was prince and later held the officially, the titular Raja of Kawardha State from 1959-1971. He was eldest son of Raja Dharamraj Singh. He was a member of Legislative Assembly of Madhya ...

, inherited the title of Raja of Kawardha.

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Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1957–1962 Indian National Congress politicians Indian royalty Rajas of Kawardha Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh 1959 deaths 1910 births Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh {{MadhyaPradesh-INC-politician-stub