Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon
Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon | |
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| Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Khemraj Patidar |
| Constituency | Badnawar |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Constituency | Badnawar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 jan 1972 |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janta Party) |
| Parent |
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| Residence | Badnawar |
| Education | Post Graduate |
| Profession | Agriculture |
As of 23 Oct, 2018 Source: ["Biography:Dattigaon, Rajvardhan Singh" (PDF). Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.] | |
Rajvardhan Singh is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party . He belongs to the royal family of Dattigaon Jagir and is a titular head of the princely estate. He is also known as Maharaja or Rao Saheb of Dattigaon. He has served as a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Badnawar under Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh.[1][2]
Early life and education
Rajvardhan was born on 10 January 1972 at Jaipur[3] to Prem Singh and Kusum Kumari.[1] His father was a politician and an MLA. He did his schooling from Mayo College, Ajmer and then went to pursue BA from St. Stephens College in Delhi. He did his post-graduation from Indian Institute of Mass Communication in Advertising and Public Relations.[4]
Political career
He started his political career as General Secretary of Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress.[5] He was first elected to Madhya Pradesh Assembly in 2003[6][7][8][9] and secondly in 2008.[10][11][12] In mid-2018, he was appointed as a member of election campaign committee and General Secretary in state Congress unit. In order to oversee the efforts of party for 2018 assemble election, he was made in-charge of Ujjain division too.[13][14] In 2014, Congress President Sonia Gandhi gave him the charge of Chhattisgarh.[15] During 2020 Madhya Pradesh political crisis, he supported senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and was one of the 22 MLAs who resigned.[16][17][18]
After that he was join Bharatiya Janata party.
References
- ^ a b DATTIGAON (Jagir)
- ^ List of MLAs, Government of MP, India.
- ^ Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
- ^ National Election Watch, Association for Democratic Reforms.
- ^ Madhya Pradesh VIdhan Sabha, Information Till 10 Dec 2013.
- ^ Royals fight it out in Madhya Pradesh, Rediff.com.
- ^ "List of Congress candidates for Madhya Pradesh assembly election". Rediff.com. 2 November 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ Madhya Pardesh 2003, Outlook.
- ^ 211 - Badnawar Assembly Constituency, Election Commission of India.
- ^ Madhya Pradesh 2008, Myneta.info.
- ^ Affidavit Regarding Assets/Liabilities, Assembly Election 2008 - Affidavits filed by Candidate.
- ^ Madhya Pradesh Congress first list of candidates expected around Dussehra, The Times of India.
- ^ Event Organized in the Memory of Prem Singh, Dainik Bhaskar.
- ^ District Congress President's Chair No Longer in Danger, Patrika.
- ^ Cong leaders allocated poll duty, Herald News.
- ^ "Jyotiraditya Scindia resigns from Congress, more than 20 party MLAs quit". The Economic Times. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "22 rebel Cong MLAs, whose resignation led to fall of Kamal Nath govt, join BJP". Live Mint.
- ^ 22 rebel Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs join BJP