Vasundhara Raje Scindia is an important face in the politics of Rajasthan, without whose discussion the politics of the state has no importance. She is a veteran leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and has also been the Chief Minister of Rajasthan twice. Not only this, she has the distinction of being the first woman Chief Minister of Rajasthan, she also has the distinction of being the first Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister of the country. She has been a minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. However, there are speculations in political circles that the party is side-signing him.
Vasundhara Raje Scindia, born on March 8, 1953 in Mumbai, belongs to the royal family of Gwalior. His father is Maharaja Jiwajirao Scindia of Gwalior and his mother’s name is Rajmata Vijay Raje Scindia and brother Madhavrao Scindia. Madhavrao Scindia has been a strong leader of the Center and has also been a minister at the Centre. This time Vasundhara is contesting from Jhalrapatan seat, while Congress has fielded Ram Lal Chauhan.
Married to Rana Hemant Singh
Vasundhara Raje was married to Maharaja Rana Hemant Singh of Dholpur family. His son Dushyant Singh is an MP from Jhalawar-Baran Lok Sabha seat. Madam Raje was educated in Mumbai. She received a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Economics and Political Science from Sophia College for Women, Mumbai. However, her early education was at Presentation Convent School located in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu.
Vasundhara contested her first election in 1984 from Bhind Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh, but she lost the election. However, at the same time in 1985, he got his first political victory from Dholpur assembly seat. Vasundhara has so far won the Lok Sabha elections 5 times and the Assembly elections 5 times. She has been winning elections continuously from Jhalrapatan since 2003.
How much property does Vasundhara have?
She was the Minister of State for External Affairs in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government from 1998 to 1999. In 1999, when the Vajpayee government returned to power, she became the minister with independent charge. After this, when BJP returned to power in Rajasthan in 2003, Vasundhara was made the Chief Minister of the state. When BJP made a comeback in 2013, the party again made Vasundhara the Chief Minister. However, in 2018, BJP had to face defeat. He was made the national vice president of BJP in 2019.
Vasundhara Raje, contesting from Jhalrapatan seat, said in her election affidavit that she has movable and immovable assets worth Rs 5 crore 50 lakh. He also has more than 3 thousand grams of gold and about 15 kilograms of silver. Apart from this, he has Rs 2 lakh 5 thousand in cash. Not only this, Rs 11 lakh 58 thousand 555 are deposited in the bank. According to his affidavit, he does not own any car.
