Tukoji Rao IV Puar (17 November 1963 – 19 June 2015) was an Indian politician belonging to the

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 ...

(BJP). Mr. Pawar was member of the Legislative Assembly of

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. He was a descendant of the Puar dynasty of the Marathas. His father

Krishnajirao III Krishnajirao III (12 May 1932 – 21 January 1999), belonging to the Puar dynasty of the Marathas, was the third and last reigning Maharaja of Dewas State (senior), reigning from 23 March 1947 to 27 June 1948. The only son of Sir Vikramsinhrao, ...

was the last ruler of Dewas (Senior) State which was a '15

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in India. He was the titular

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of Dewas (Senior) State until 1971 when in the 26th amendment to the

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promulgated in 1971, the Government of India abolished all official symbols of princely India, including titles, privileges, and remuneration ( privy purses). He was the

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from

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for six terms from 1990 to 2015. He was inducted in the state cabinet for two terms serving as Minister for Higher Education, Technical Education and later Tourism, Sports and Youth Welfare. He was elected as the President of the Board of Governors of The

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, Indore in 2004, again in 2005, in 2010 and in 2015. His wife

Gayatri Raje Pawar Gayatri Raje Puar is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Pawar is a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Dewas constituency in Dewas district. She was married to the late Maharaja of Dewas Senior ...

has been representing the assembly seat since his death. He died in 2015 of brain haemorrhage.

Vikram Singh Rao II Puar Vikram Singh Rao II Puar (born 3 May 1989), is the present titular and the 10th Maharaja of Dewas Senior . He is a descendant of the Maratha Puar (Pawar) dynasty. He ascended the 'Gadi' of Dewas Senior as the Maharaja, after the death of his f ...

is his son.

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