Yashodhara Raje Scindia

Yashodhara Raje Scindia
Scindia in 2013
Minister of Skill Development and Employment, Government of Madhya Pradesh
In office
2 July 2020 – 13 December 2023
Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan
Minister of Sports & Youth Welfare and Technical Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh
In office
2 July 2020 – 13 December 2023
Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan
Minister for Commerce, Industries and Employment, Government of Madhya Pradesh
In office
2013–2018
Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan
Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, Religious Trusts and Endowment, Government of Madhya Pradesh
In office
2005–2007
Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan
Succeeded byJitu Patwari
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2013–2023
Preceded byMakhan Lal Rathore
Succeeded byDevendra Kumar Jain
ConstituencyShivpuri
In office
1998–2007
ConstituencyShivpuri
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2007–2014
Preceded byRamsevak Singh
Succeeded byNarendra Singh Tomar
ConstituencyGwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1954-06-19) 19 June 1954 (age 70)
London, United Kingdom
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Siddharth Bhansali
(m. 1977; div. 1994)
Children3
Relatives
ResidenceRani Mahal, Jai Vilas, Gwalior
Alma materThe Cathedral & John Connon School
Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya
OccupationPolitician

Yashodhara Raje Scindia (born 19 June 1954) is an Indian politician who served as Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, Technical Education, Skill Development and Employment of Madhya Pradesh under Shivraj Singh Chouhan. 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.

  1. ^ "SAWNET: Who's Who: Vijaya Raje Scindia". Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2006.
  2. ^ "Shivpuri Assembly constituency (Madhya Pradesh): Full details, live and past results". News18. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Glide".