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 Small Scale Industries and Agro and Rural Industries, which now known as Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. She is currently one of the national vice presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). A member of the Scindia family, she is also the matriarch of the Bamraulia family of Dholpur.

Vasundhara Raje
13th Chief Minister of Rajasthan
In office
12 December 2013 (2013-12-12) – 16 December 2018 (2018-12-16)
Preceded byAshok Gehlot
Succeeded byAshok Gehlot
In office
8 December 2003 (2003-12-08) – 11 December 2008 (2008-12-11)
Preceded byAshok Gehlot
Succeeded byAshok Gehlot
Minister of State for External Affairs,Government of India
In office
19 March 1998 (1998-03-19) – 12 October 1999 (1999-10-12)
MinisterJaswant Singh
Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
8 December 2003 (2003-12-08)
Preceded byMohan Lal
ConstituencyJhalrapatan
In office
1985 (1985)–1990 (1990)
Preceded byBanwari Lal Sharma
Succeeded byBhairon Singh Shekhawat
ConstituencyDholpur
Member of Parliament
Lok Sabha
In office
1989 (1989)–2003 (2003)
Preceded byJhujhar Singh
Succeeded byDushyant Singh
ConstituencyJhalawar
Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party
Assumed office
11 January 2019
PresidentJ. P. Nadda
Personal details
Born (1953-03-08) 8 March 1953
Bombay, Bombay State (present day Mumbai, Maharashtra), India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
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(m. 1972; div. 1973)​
ChildrenDushyant Singh
Relatives
Residence(s)Dholpur, Rajasthan, India
Alma materUniversity of Mumbai
Websitehttp://vasundhararaje.in/

Early life

Vasundhara Raje singh was born on 8 March 1953 in Bombay (now Mumbai). She is the daughter of Vijayaraje Scindia-Shinde and Jivajirao Scindia-Shinde, Maharaja of Gwalior, members of the prominent Scindia royal Maratha family.[1]

Raje completed her school education at Presentation Convent School in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, and later graduated with economics and political science degrees from the Sophia College for Women, Mumbai.[2]

Personal life

She married Maharaj Rana Hemant Singh, of the royal Dholpur family, on 17 November 1972, but they separated a year later.[3] Her son, Dushyant Singh, was elected to the Lok Sabha from her former constituency, Jhalawar.[4] Her siblings are Yashodhara Raje Scindia, a former industries minister of Madhya Pradesh, the late Madhavrao Scindia, the late Padmavati Raje "Akkasaheb" Burman (1942–64), who married Kirit Deb Burman, the last ruling Maharaja of Tripura, and Usha Raje Rana (b. 1943) who married into the Rana family of Nepal.

Children

She has one son Dushyant Singh a four-time member of Parliament through Loksabha and the Yuvraj of Dholpur.

Political career
Rajasthan Chief Minister, Vasundhara Raje, ties ‘Rakhi’ to Senior Minister, Dr. Digamber Singh, in Jaipur.

In 1984, Raje entered the Indian political system. Initially, she was made a member of the national executive of the newly formed Bharatiya Janata Party. She was also elected as a member of the 8th Rajasthan Assembly from Dholpur. In the same year, she was appointed vice president of the Yuva Morcha, Rajasthan BJP.[5]

Membership of legislative assembly
  • 1985-90 member, 8th Rajasthan legislative assembly from Dholpur.[6]
  • 2003-08 member, 12th Rajasthan legislative assembly from Jhalrapatan
  • 2008–13, 13th Rajasthan legislative assembly from Jhalrapatan
  • 2013–18, member, 14th Rajasthan legislative assembly [7] from Jhalrapatan
  • 2018–present, member, 15th Rajasthan legislative assembly from Jhalrapatan

Membership of parliament
Vasundhara Raje Scindia at the inauguration of Bhamashah Yojana in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

Positions held
  • 1985-87 : vice-president, Yuva Morcha BJP, Rajasthan
  • 1987 : vice-president, BJP, Rajasthan
  • 1990-91 : member, Library Committee, member, Consultative Committee, Ministries of Commerce and Tourism
  • 1991-96 : member, Consultative Committees, Ministries of Power, Science and Technology, Environment and Tourism
  • 1996-97 : member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests, Member, Consultative Committees, Ministries of Power, Science and Technology and Tourism
  • 1997-1998 : joint secretary, BJP Parliamentary Party
  • 1998-99 : Union minister of state, External Affairs
  • 13 October 1999 – 31 August 2001: Union minister of state (Independent Charge), Small Scale Industries and Agro & Rural Industries; Department of Personnel and Training; Department of Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space
  • 1 September 2001 – 1 November 2001: Union minister of state, Small Scale Industries; Personnel, Training, Pensions, Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances; Department of Atomic Energy; and Department of Space (Independent Charge) 2 November 2001-
  • 29 January 2003 – 8 December 2003: Union minister of state, Small Scale Industries; Personnel, Training, Pensions, Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances; Planning; Department of Atomic Energy; and Department of Space (Independent Charge) 14 November 2002 -
  • 14 December 2003 – president, BJP, Rajasthan
  • 8 December 2003 – 8 December 2008: chief minister, Rajasthan
  • 2 January 2009 – 8 December 2013: leader of opposition, Rajasthan legislative assembly
  • 8 December 2013 – 11 December 2018: chief minister, Rajasthan
  • 11 January 2019 : national vice president of Bharatiya Janata Party

Works
  • Vasundhara Raje, Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra[8]
  • Vasundhara Raje, Bhamashah Yojana[9]
  • Satyam Kumar and Vasundhara Raje, iStart Rajasthan[10]
  • Vasundhara Raje, Jal Swavlamban[11]
  • See More Schemes of Vasundhara Raje[12]

Achievements

In 2007, she received the "Women Together Award" from the UNO for services rendered towards the self-empowerment of women.[13]

In 2018, she received the 'Best Chief Minister of the Year' Award at the 52nd Skoch Summit.[14]

Book

A book on the life of Vasundhara Raje named Vasundhara Raje aur Vikasit Rajasthan was written by the historian Vijay Nahar and published by Prabhat Prakashan.[15]

See also

References
  1. "Profile on Rajasthan Assembly website". Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Jaipur (Rajasthan) India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. Oct 20, Updated. "Vasundhara Raje Scindia - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. "Vasundhara Raje: A comeback politician who is also a fashion symbol". Economic Times. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  4. "Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha Secretariat. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  5. Life and Career – Vasundhara Raje
  6. Yadav, Shyamlal (13 March 2020). "The Gwalior dynasty: A short history of the Scindias in Indian politics". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  7. "Profile of Rajasthan". Nationsroot inc.
  8. "Raje's yatra to skip Sheo, raising political hackles". Hindustan Times. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  9. "Raje's yatra to skip Sheo, raising political hackles". www.bhamashah.rajasthan.gov.in. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  10. "iStart Rajasthan by Satyam Kumar & CM Vasundhara Raje". www.bhamashah.rajasthan.gov.in.
    - "Rajasthan Government Doubles Down on Startup Support, Launches IStart Programme". www.inc42.com. 8 November 2017.
  11. "मुख्यमंत्री जल स्वावलम्बन अभियान से प्रदेश बन रहा है जल आत्मनिर्भर". www.suraaj.rajasthan.gov.in. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
    - "Jal Swavlamban Yojna". www.mjsa.water.rajasthan.gov.in.
  12. "Schemes by Vasundhara Raje". www.ryvp.rajasthan.gov.in.
  13. "Vasundhara Raje Biography - About awards won, history". elections.in. elections.in Group.
  14. "Vasundhara Raje conferred with 'Chief Minister of the Year' award". The Indian Express. 23 June 2018.
  15. "राज्यपाल कल्याण सिंह को पुस्तक भेंट". www.khaskhabar.com. Khaskhabar.com Group. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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