Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
| Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia | |
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| Minister of State for Power | |
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In office 28 October 2012 – 25 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Veerappa Moily |
| Succeeded by | Piyush Goyal |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Guna |
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Assumed office 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Madhavrao Scindia |
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1 January 1971 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Priyadarshini Gaekwad |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University Stanford Business School |
| Website | jyotiradityamscindia |
Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (born 1 January 1971 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian politician. He is a Member of Parliament, representing the Guna constituency in the state of Madhya Pradesh and a member of the Indian National Congress party. He was the 'Minister of State with independent charge' (i.e. a junior Minister in the Central Government of India who has independent charge of his ministry) of Power in the cabinet of prime minister Manmohan Singh from October 2012 until May 2014.
Scindia was born in Mumbai to Madhavrao Scindia and Madhavi Raje Scindia. He studied at Campion School in the city and at The Doon School, Dehradun. He studied Economics at Harvard University and graduated in 1993. In 2001, he received a M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Scindia is a grandson of Jivajirao Scindia, the last Maharaja of the 21 Gun Salute Maratha Princely state of Gwalior, who then joined the Dominion of India in 1947, but, like other princes, was allowed to hold on to the titles and privileges of princely India, including an annual remuneration, called the privy purse. Upon his death in 1961, his son, Madhavrao Scindia (Jyotiraditya's father) became the titular Maharajah of Gwalior. However, he was to be the last, as, in the 26th amendment to the Constitution of India promulgated in 1971, the Government of India abolished all official symbols of princely India, including titles, privileges, and privy purses.
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