Dushyant Singh (born 11 September 1973) is an Indian politician and businessman, presently serving as the Member of Parliament for Jhalawar-Baran in the

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. He has been elected to four terms, each time with an increased majority, and is a member of the

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Education

Dushyant Singh was educated at The Doon School in

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. He received a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the

St. Stephen's College, Delhi St. Stephen's College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, widely regarded as one of the oldest and most prestigious colleges for arts and sciences in India. It was established in 1881 by the Cambridge Mission to Delhi. The college ...

and a Master of Business Administration, focusing on hotel management, at Johnson & Wales University in the United States.Official government profile
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Personal life

He is the recognised Yuvraj and future Maharaja of Dholpur. His mother,

Vasundhara Raje Vasundhara Raje Scindia (born 8 March 1953) is an Indian politician, who has held two terms as the chief minister of Rajasthan. She was previously a minister in the Union Cabinet of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and was India's first Minister of Micro, ...

Scindia, twice served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan and as a Minister in the Union Cabinet of

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. He is the grandson of the Maharaja of Gwalior Jivaji Rao Scindia and Rajmata

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and is also the paternal grandson of the last Maharaja of Nabha,

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. Mr Singh is married to Niharika Raje the only princess of the Samthar State the daughter of Maharaja

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and joined the BJP. He won his very first election and was elected as a Member of Parliament in the year 2004, from the constituency of Jhalawar- Baran in

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. 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 third time with a landslide victory. In 2019 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

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Jhalawar Jhalawar () is a city, municipal council and headquarter in Jhalawar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located in the southeastern part of the state. It was the capital of the former princely state of Jhalawar, and is the admin ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Dushyant 1973 births Living people The Doon School alumni Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan India MPs 2004–2009 India MPs 2009–2014 People from Jhalawar district Rajasthani people Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan India MPs 2014–2019 Indian royalty India MPs 2019–present Rajasthani politicians Scindia dynasty of Gwalior