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	{{Short description\|Last titular Maharaj Rana of Dholpur from 1954–1971}}		{{Short description\|Last titular Maharaj Rana of Dholpur from 1954–1971}}
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	{{Infobox royalty		{{Infobox royalty
	\| name = Hemant Singh		\| name = Hemant Singh
	\| succession = [[Dholpur State\|Maharaj Rana of Dholpur]]		\| succession = [[Dholpur State\|Maharaj-Rana of Dholpur]]
	\| image =		\| image =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| title = ~~[[Dholpur State\|~~Maharaj Rana ~~of Dholpur]]~~		\| title = Maharaj-Rana
	\| reign =		\| reign = 1954–1971
	\| coronation = 1954		\| coronation = 1954
	\| predecessor = [[Udaybhanu Singh]]		\| predecessor = [[Udaybhanu Singh]]
	\| successor =		\| successor = [[Dushyant Singh]] ''(Titular)''
	\| spouse = {{ubl\|{{Marriage\|[[Vasundhara Raje]]\|1972\|1973\|end=divorced}}\|{{Marriage\|Bhawani Devi\|1972}}}}		\| spouse = {{ubl\|{{Marriage\|[[Vasundhara Raje]]\|1972\|1973\|end=divorced}}\|{{Marriage\|Bhawani Devi\|1972}}}}
	\| issue = [[Dushyant Singh]]<br>Rudrani Singh		\| issue = [[Dushyant Singh]]<br>Rudrani Singh
	\| full name =		\| full name =
	\| house = Bamraulia Dynasty		\| house = Bamraulia Dynasty
	\| royal anthem =		\| royal anthem =
	\| father = [[Pratap Singh Nabha]] ''(biological)''<br>[[~~Udaybhanu~~ Singh]] ''(adoptive)''		\| father = [[Pratap Singh Nabha\|Pratap Singh]] ''(biological)''<br>[[Udai Bhan Singh]] ''(adoptive)''
	\| mother = Urmila Devi ''(biological)''		\| mother = Urmila Devi ''(biological)''
	\| birth_date = {{birth date ~~and age~~\|1951\|01\|05\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1951\|01\|05\|df=y}}
	~~\| birth_place = [[Dholpur]], [[Rajasthan]], India~~		\| death_date =
	\| death_date =		\| buried =
	~~\| death_place~~ =		\| signature =
	\| buried =		\| religion = Hinduism
	\| signature =
	\| religion = [[Hinduism]]
	}}		}}

	'''~~Maharaja~~ Hemant Singh''' (born 5 January 1951) was the Maharaj Rana of [[Dholpur State\|Dholpur]] from ~~1954–71~~, when ~~the~~ all royal titles and privy purses were abolished ~~by Republic~~ of India.		'''Maharaj Rana Hemant Singh''' (born 5 January 1951) was the [[Maharaja\|Maharaj]]-[[Rana (title)\|Rana]] of [[Dholpur State\|Dholpur]] princely state, located in present-day [[Dholpur district]], from 1954 to 1971, when all [[Princely state\|royal titles]] and [[Privy purse in India\|privy purses]] were abolished through the [[List of amendments of the Constitution of India\|26th Amendment]] to the [[Constitution of India]].<ref name=":1" />

	== Life==		== Life==
	Hemant Singh was born as the second son of Maharaja [[Pratap Singh Nabha]] and his wife, Maharani ~~Urmila Devi~~ (1924–1997). When he was three years old, his maternal grandfather, Rana [[~~Udaybhanu~~ Singh]] died, and he was adopted by his maternal grandmother as ~~her late husband~~'s heir. Hemant Singh received his ~~Primary~~ and ~~Senior~~ Secondary education from the [[Doon School]] and at completed his Bachelor's of Arts Degree from the Hindu College, [[Delhi University]], in 1971. He ~~remained~~ the last titular Maharaj Rana of Dholpur from ~~1954–71~~, when ~~the~~ all royal titles and privy purses were abolished by Republic of India.		Hemant Singh was born the second son of [[Maharaja]] [[Pratap Singh Nabha]], the last Maharaja of [[Nabha State\|Nabha]] and his wife Urmila Devi, the last Maharani of Nabha (1924–1997).<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Sharma \|first=Amaninder Pal \|date=31 October 2013 \|title=Accused manipulated facts to grab Hira Mahal by showing 'mud house' in sale deed \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/accused-manipulated-facts-to-grab-hira-mahal-by-showing-mud-house-in-sale-deed/articleshow/24956907.cms \|access-date=14 April 2025 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref> When Singh was three years old, his maternal grandfather, Maharaj-[[Rana (title)\|Rana]] [[Udai Bhan Singh]] of [[Dholpur state\|Dholpur]], died and Singh was adopted by his maternal grandmother as Uday Bhan's heir.<ref name=":0" /> Hemant Singh received his primary and senior Secondary education from the [[Doon School]] and at completed his Bachelor's of Arts Degree from the Hindu College, [[Delhi University]], in 1971. He was the last titular Maharaj-Rana of Dholpur from 1954 to 1971, when all [[Princely state\|royal titles]] and [[Privy purse in India\|privy purses]] were abolished by the Republic of India through the [[List of amendments of the Constitution of India\|26th Amendment]] to the [[Constitution of India\|Constitution]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news \|last=Singh \|first=Akhilesh \|date=3 July 2015 \|title=Public 'reverence' clicks for ex-royals \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/public-reverence-clicks-for-ex-royals/articleshow/47918017.cms \|access-date=14 April 2025 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

	==Personal==		==Personal==
	On 17 November 1972, ~~Rana~~ Hemant Singh married firstly - [[Vasundhara Raje]] (8 March 1953-), the third daughter of Maharaja of Gwalior, ~~Shri~~ [[Jivajirao Scindia]] and [[Vijaya Raje Scindia]]. The couple separated the following year, having had one son- [[Dushyant Singh]] who is currently [[Member of Parliament\|MP]].		On 17 November 1972, Hemant Singh married firstly – [[Vasundhara Raje]] (8 March 1953-), the third daughter of the [[Gwalior State\|Maharaja of Gwalior]], [[Jivajirao Scindia]] and [[Vijaya Raje Scindia]]. The couple separated the following year, having had one son- [[Dushyant Singh]] who is currently a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|member of parliament]]. In 1973, Hemant Singh settled permanently at Panchsheel Marg in Delhi.

	~~==Present Life==~~
	In 1973, Hemant Singh settled permanently at Panchsheel Marg in [[Delhi~~]], and on 17 May 2007 he handed over the Dholpur palaces, lands and state jewellery to the care of The State of Rajasthan~~.

	==Titles==		==Titles==
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	==References==		==References==
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	{{s-bef\|before=[[~~Rana Udaybhanu~~ Singh]]}}		{{s-bef
	{{s-tul\|title=[[Dholpur\|Maharaj Rana of Dholpur]]\|years=~~1954-71~~\|reason=[[Privy Purse in India\|Royal titles & privy purse abolished by Government of India]]}}		\| before = [[Udai Bhan Singh]]
	{{s-aft\|after=None}}		}}
			{{s-tul\|title=[[Dholpur\|Maharaj-Rana of Dholpur]]\|years=1954–71\|reason=[[Privy Purse in India\|Royal titles & privy purse abolished by Government of India]]}}
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	[[Category:The Doon School alumni]]		[[Category:The Doon School alumni]]
	[[Category:People from Rajasthan]]		[[Category:People from Rajasthan]]
	~~[[Category:Living people]]~~
	[[Category:Rulers of Dholpur state]]		[[Category:Rulers of Dholpur state]]

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{{Short description|Last titular Maharaj Rana of Dholpur from 1954–1971}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{for|the Indian cricketer|Hemant Singh (cricketer)}}
{{multiple issues|
{{one source|date=April 2014}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2014}}
{{BLP primary sources|date=April 2009}}
}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Hemant Singh
| succession = [[Dholpur State|Maharaj Rana of Dholpur]]
| image =
| caption =
| title = [[Dholpur State|Maharaj Rana of Dholpur]]
| reign =
| coronation = 1954
| predecessor = [[Udaybhanu Singh]]
| successor =
| spouse = {{ubl|{{Marriage|[[Vasundhara Raje]]|1972|1973|end=divorced}}|{{Marriage|Bhawani Devi|1972}}}}
| issue = [[Dushyant Singh]]<br>Rudrani Singh
| full name =
| house = Bamraulia Dynasty
| royal anthem =
| father = [[Pratap Singh Nabha]] ''(biological)''<br>[[Udaybhanu Singh]] ''(adoptive)''
| mother = Urmila Devi ''(biological)''
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|01|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dholpur]], [[Rajasthan]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| buried =
| signature =
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
}}

'''Maharaja Hemant Singh''' (born 5 January 1951) was the Maharaj Rana of [[Dholpur State|Dholpur]] from 1954–71, when the all royal titles and privy purses were abolished by Republic of India.

== Life==
Hemant Singh was born as the second son of Maharaja [[Pratap Singh Nabha]] and his wife, Maharani Urmila Devi (1924–1997). When he was three years old, his maternal grandfather, Rana [[Udaybhanu Singh]] died, and he was adopted by his maternal grandmother as her late husband's heir. Hemant Singh received his Primary and Senior Secondary education from the [[Doon School]] and at completed his Bachelor's of Arts Degree from the Hindu College, [[Delhi University]], in 1971. He remained the last titular Maharaj Rana of Dholpur from 1954–71, when the all royal titles and privy purses were abolished by Republic of India.

==Personal==
On 17 November 1972, Rana Hemant Singh married firstly - [[Vasundhara Raje]] (8 March 1953-), the third daughter of Maharaja of Gwalior, Shri [[Jivajirao Scindia]] and [[Vijaya Raje Scindia]]. The couple separated the following year, having had one son- [[Dushyant Singh]] who is currently [[Member of Parliament|MP]].

==Present Life==
In 1973, Hemant Singh settled permanently at Panchsheel Marg in [[Delhi]], and on 17 May 2007 he handed over the Dholpur palaces, lands and state jewellery to the care of The State of Rajasthan.

==Titles==
*1951-1954: [[Maharajkumar]] [[Shri]] Hemant Singh
*1954–1971: [[His Highness]] [[Maharajadhiraja]] [[Shri]] Sawai Maharaj Rana Shri Hemant Singh, Lokendra Bahadur, Diler Jang Jai Deo, [[Maharaj]] [[Rana (title)|Rana]] of [[Dholpur]]

==References==

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{{s-hou|Bamraulia Dynasty||5 January 1951||}}
{{s-pre|}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Rana Udaybhanu Singh]]}}
{{s-tul|title=[[Dholpur|Maharaj Rana of Dholpur]]|years=1954-71|reason=[[Privy Purse in India|Royal titles & privy purse abolished by Government of India]]}}
{{s-aft|after=None}}
{{s-end}}

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[[Category:The Doon School alumni]]
[[Category:People from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Rulers of Dholpur state]]

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