Yashodhara Raje Scindia
| Yashodhara Raje Scindia | |
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| Born |
19 June 1954 London |
| Residence | Rani Mahal, Gwalior |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater |
The Cathedral & John Connon School |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Spouse(s) | Sidharth Bhansali |
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The Cathedral & John Connon School
Yashodhara Raje Scindia (born London, 19 June 1954) is an Indian politician from the Maratha clan, and is the current minister for Commerce, Industries and Employment and Chairman Madhya Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation in the state of Madhya Pradesh. She is the youngest daughter of Jivajirao Scindia, Maratha Maharaja of Gwalior, and the Late Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia of Gwalior. She was elected from Gwalior (Lok Sabha constituency) to the 15th Lok Sabha, having earlier won a by-election in 2007 and recently won Assembly seat from Shivpuri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Madhya Pradesh.
She educated at The Cathedral and John Connon School in Bombay, then the Presentation Convent, Kodaikanal, and her final 2 years at the Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior, a school founded by her mother.
Her siblings are Vasundhra Raje Scindia Chief Minister of Rajasthan, late Madhavrao Scindia, Padmavati Raje 'Akkasaheb' Burman and Usharaje Rana.
Her brother was Madhavrao Scindia who was born in 1945. He was an eminent politician belonging to the Indian National Congress Party Indian National Congress as opposed to his mother and sisters who belong to the Bhartiya Janata Party. He was married to Madhavi Raje Scindia of Nepal and had two children Chitrangada Raje Scindia who is married into the erstwhile royal family of Kashmir. and Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia the current Member of Parliament from the Congress Party of the Guna constituency in Madhya Pradesh. Madhav Rao died in a plane crash in 2001. Her other sister is Vasundhara Raje Scindia of Dholpur who is the Current Chief Minister of Rajasthan and a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party. Vasundhara has one son Dushyant who is currently the Member of Parliament from the Jhalawar constituency in Rajasthan.
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