Yashodhara Raje Scindia | |
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Minister of Skill Development and Employment, Government of Madhya Pradesh | |
In office 2 July 2020 – 13 December 2023 | |
Chief Minister | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, Technical Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh | |
In office 2 July 2020 – 13 December 2023 | |
Chief Minister | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
Minister for Commerce, Industries and Employment, Government of Madhya Pradesh | |
In office 2013–2018 | |
Chief Minister | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, Religious Trusts and Endowment, Madhya Pradesh Government | |
In office 2005–2007 | |
Chief Minister | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
Succeeded by | Jitu Patwari |
Member of Legislative Assembly, Madhya Pradesh | |
In office 2013–2023 | |
Preceded by | Makhan Lal Rathore |
Succeeded by | Devendra Kumar Jain |
Constituency | Shivpuri |
In office 1998–2007 | |
Constituency | Shivpuri |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 2007–2013 | |
Preceded by | Ramsevak Singh |
Succeeded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
Constituency | Gwalior |
Personal details | |
Born | London, England | 19 June 1954
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse |
Siddharth Bhansali
(m. 1977; div. 1994) |
Children | 3 |
Relatives |
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Residence(s) | Rani Mahal, Gwalior |
Alma mater | The Cathedral & John Connon School Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya |
Occupation | Politician |
Yashodhara Raje Scindia (born 19 June 1954) is an Indian politician and Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, Technical Education and Skill Development and Employment of Madhya Pradesh. She is also the former Minister for Commerce, Industries and Employment in Government of Madhya Pradesh. She is the youngest daughter of Jivajirao Scindia, Maratha Maharaja of Gwalior and the Late Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia[1] of Gwalior. She was first elected from Gwalior (Lok Sabha constituency) to the 14th Lok Sabha via a by-poll in 2007 and again in 2009 General Election. She is a Member of Legislative Assembly from Shivpuri constituency in Madhya Pradesh since 2013.[2]
She was educated at The Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai, then the Presentation Convent, Kodaikanal, and her final 2 years at the Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior,[3] a school founded by her mother.