Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha








RAJE, SMT. VASUNDHARA
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - JHALAWAR (RAJASTHAN)]



Father's Name    Late Shri Jivajirao Scindia

Date of Birth    8 March 1953

Place of Birth    Bombay (now Mumbai) (Maharashtra)

Marital Status    Married on 17 November 1972

Spouse's Name    Shri Hemant Singh

Children    One son

Educational Qualifications  

B.A.(Hons)(Economics and Political Science)

Educated at Sophia College, Bombay University, Mumbai(Maharashtra)

Profession  

Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address  

City Palace, Dholpur-328001 
(Rajasthan)

Present Address  

Lekha Vihar
C/o Scindia Potteries,
Sarojini Nagar
New Delhi-110023

Tel. (011) 4675222
Fax  (011) 6882804

Positions Held  

1987Member, National Executive, Bharatiya Janata 
onwardsParty (B.J.P.)

1985-89Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Vice-President, Yuva Morcha B.J.P., Rajasthan 
for two years

1987Vice-President, B.J.P., Rajasthan
onwards

1989Elected to 9th Lok Sabha

1990-91Member, Library Committee

Member, Consultative Committees, Ministries of
Commerce and Tourism

1991Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1991-96Member, Consultative Committees, Ministries 
of Power, Science and Technology, Environment and
Tourism

1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1996-97Member, Committee on Science and Technology,
Environment and Forests

Member, Consultative Committees, Ministries of 
Power, Science and Technology and Tourism

1997 Joint Secretary, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party 
onwards

1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term) 

19 March 1998Union Minister of State, External Affairs
onwards

Favourite Pastime and Recreation   

Reading, music and gardening

Countries Visited     

Widely travelled

Election Result of
Jhalawar Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 10,33,593
Total votes polled  6,43,983

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Smt. Vasundhara Raje (B.J.P.) 3,33,746
(2) Shri Bharat Singh (I.N.C.) 2,70,179
(3) Shri Chandra Prakash Meena  (J.D.)      8,843
(4) Shri Mohan Lal (B.S.P.)    6,408
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