HH Maharao Ijyaraj Singh is an Indian politician and a titular monarch. He was the

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representing the Kota constituency in the

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. He is a member of the Kota royal Rajput family who were the rulers of the erstwhile state of

Kotah Kota (), previously known as ''Kotah'', is a city located in the southeast of northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located about south of the state capital, Jaipur, situated on the banks of Chambal River. With a population of over 1.2 m ...

during the British Raj. Singh contested and won his seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, on the ticket of the

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, defeating Shyam Sharma of the

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. In 2018, he joined the BJP and his wife Maharani Kalpana Devi (politician) contested and won her seat of Ladpura (Kota) in the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. On 29 January 2022, he succeeded his father as the titular Maharao of Kotah.

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Maharajas of Rajasthan People from Kota, Rajasthan Indian National Congress politicians Living people India MPs 2009–2014 Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan 1965 births Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan {{Rajasthan-INC-politician-stub