Diya Kumari

Diya Kumari
Kumari in 2023
6th Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan
Assumed office
15 December 2023
Serving with Prem Chand Bairwa
GovernorHaribhau Bagade
Chief MinisterBhajan Lal Sharma
Ministry and Departments
  • Finance
  • Tourism
  • Art, Literature, Culture and Archeology
  • Public Works
  • Women & Child Development
  • Child Empowerment
Preceded bySachin Pilot
Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
3 December 2023
Preceded byNarpat Singh Rajvi
ConstituencyVidhyadhar Nagar
In office
2013–2018
Preceded byAlauddin Azad
Succeeded byDanish Abrar
ConstituencySawai Madhopur
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2019–2023
Preceded byHariom Singh Rathore
Succeeded byMahima Kumari Mewar
ConstituencyRajsamand
Chairman Of RSRDC Corporation Government of Rajasthan
Assumed office
15 March 2024
Preceded byBhajan Lal Jatav
Personal details
Born (1971-01-30) 30 January 1971 (age 53)
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Narendra Singh
(div. 2018)
RelationsKachhwaha Family
Children3, including Padmanabh Singh
Parent(s)Bhawani Singh
Padmini Devi
ResidenceCity Palace, Jaipur
Alma mater

Diya Kumari (born 30 January 1971) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party currently serving as the 6th Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan alongside Prem Chand Bairwa in the ministry of Bhajan Lal Sharma.[1] She currently represents Vidhyadhar Nagar as an MLA in the 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. She is a member of Kachhwaha family of the Jaipur State.

She was a member of Lok Sabha from Rajsamand parliamentary seat between 2019 and 2023.[2]

Kumari is the granddaughter of Man Singh II, the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jaipur during the British Raj in India.

  1. ^ "Who Are Diya Kumari, Prem Bairwa: 'Princess Who Walks On Streets' Among Rajasthan Deputy CMs". ABP News. 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Diya Kumari| National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 15 November 2023.