Jyotiraditya M. Scindia | |
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| 43rd Union Minister of Communications | |
| Assumed office 10 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Ashwini Vaishnaw |
| 10th Union Minister of the Development of North Eastern Region | |
| Assumed office 10 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | G. Kishan Reddy |
| 32nd Union Minister of Civil Aviation | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 10 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Hardeep Singh Puri |
| Succeeded by | Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu |
| 34th Union Minister of Steel | |
| In office 6 July 2022 – 10 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Ramchandra Prasad Singh |
| Succeeded by | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
| 30th Union Minister of Power and Corporate Affairs | |
| In office 28 October 2012 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Veerappa Moily |
| Succeeded by | Piyush Goyal |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dr. K. P. Yadav |
| Constituency | Guna, Madhya Pradesh |
| In office 2002 — 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Madhavrao Scindia |
| Succeeded by | Dr. K. P. Yadav |
| Constituency | Guna, Madhya Pradesh |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 20 June 2020 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Satyanarayan Jatiya |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1971 Bombay, Maharashtra, India (present-day Mumbai) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2020–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (2001–2020) |
| Spouse |
Priyadarshini Raje Scindia
(m. 1994) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | See Scindia family |
| Residence(s) | Jai Vilas Palace, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India 27, Safdarjung Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (B.A.) Stanford University (M.B.A.) |
Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (born 1 January 1971) is an Indian politician who is the 43rd Union Minister of Communications and the 10th Minister of Development of North Eastern Region since 2024. He was a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha representing the state of Madhya Pradesh from 2020 till his win in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.[1] He is a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, representing the Guna constituency in Madhya Pradesh from 2002 until his defeat in the 2019 Indian general election, and then since 4 June 2024. He is a former member of the Indian National Congress (INC) from 2001 to 2020 and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2020. While a member of the INC, he was the Union Minister for Power and Corporate in the second Manmohan Singh ministry from 2012 to 2014.
Scindia is the son of politician Madhavrao Scindia, and a grandson of Jiwajirao Scindia, the last ruler of the princely state of Gwalior during the British Raj in India. Jyotiraditya was briefly the titular Crown Prince of Gwalior in 1971, until the privy purses and titles of Indian royals were abolished by the government in 1971.
- ^ The Economic Times (6 June 2024). "Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.