Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha






SCINDIA SMT. VIJAYA RAJE
B.J.P - GUNA( MADHYA PRADESH)


Father's Name: Late Thakur Mahendra Singh Date of Birth: 12 October 1919 Place of Birth: Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) Marital Status: Married on 21 February 1941 Spouse's Name: Late Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia Children: One son and four daughters Educational Qualifications :
Hon. Doctorate (Conferred by Vikram University, Ujjain) Educated at IndiaPress and Besant College, Banaras Profession :
Political Worker Permanent Address :
Jeeja Asheesh Jai Vilas Premises, Gwalior-470004 (Madhya Pradesh) Tels. (0751) 323500 (R) 323431 (O) Positions Held :
1957Elected to Lok Sabha (Second) 1962Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Third) 1967-71Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1971Elected to Lok Sabha (Fifth) for the third time 1978Elected to Rajya Sabha 1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the fourh time 1990-91Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development 1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fifth time 1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the sixth time Books Published:
Autobiography, 'The Last Maharani of Gwalior and Princes', Published in U.S.A. and U.K.
Social and Cultural Activities :
Founder President (i) Shishu Mandir; and (ii) Scindia Kanya Vidhyalaya, Gwalior Special Interests :
Social service, politics, education for women and children Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Music and arts Sports and Clubs :
India International Centre, New Delhi; Wellington Sports Club, Bombay and Royal Western Turf Club, Bombay
Countries Visited :
Widely travelled Other Information :
President, All India Women's Conference (Gwalior Branch) for 40 years; Trustee, Viswa Hindu Parishad; Pro-Chancellor, Sagar University; detained in Tihar Jail during Emergency, 1975
Election Result :
Guna Lok Sabha Constituency Total electorate12,01,687 Total Votes polled5,60,145 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Smt. Vijaya Raje Scindia (B.J.P.)2,72,633 (2) Shri K.P. Singh (I.N.C.)1,41,809 (3) Shri Prakash Singh Dhakad (B.S.P.)80,559 (4) Shri Devendra Kumar7, 808 Mahidpur Wale (Ind.)