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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Vikramaditya Singh
| image = Vikramadityasinghbushahr n.jpg
| caption = Vikramaditya Singh
| parents = [[Virbhadra Singh]] <br/> [[Pratibha Singh]]
| nationality = Indian
| Religion = Hindu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|10|17|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/Member/Details/488|title=Details of MLA Vikramaditya Singh|website=hpvidhansabha.nic.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710183715/https://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/Member/Details/488|archive-date=10 July 2021}}</ref>
| alma_mater = St.Stephen’s College
| education = MA History
| residence = *Padam Palace, [[Rampur Bushahr]], Himachal Pradesh, India
*Holly Lodge, [[Shimla]]
| children =
| birth_place = [[Shimla]]
| constituency = [[Shimla Rural (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shimla Rural]]|
| predecessor = [[Virbhadra Singh]]

| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| termend =
| termstart = 2017
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| state = Himachal Pradesh
| committees =
}}

'''Vikramaditya Singh''' (born 17 October 1989) is an Indian politician, who currently serves as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] from [[Shimla Rural (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shimla Rural constituency]].{{efn|Sources.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/Member/Details/488|title=Details of MLA Vikramaditya Singh|website=hpvidhansabha.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/himachal-pradesh-2017/live-updates-himachal-pradesh-legislative-assembly-election-results/article21830225.ece|title=Vikramaditya Singh won from Shimla Rural in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election results live|website=thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3815-himachal-pradesh-general-legislative-election-2017/?do=download&r=8976&confirm=1&t=1&csrfKey=fb6cae69c039bd3efff062035fad28a7|title=Pdf ― list of Himachal Pradesh 2017 Legislative election winning candidates}}</ref>}} He is the son of the former chief minister of [[Himachal Pradesh]] Late [[Virbhadra Singh]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/13th-himachal-pradesh-assembly-vibhadra-singh-vikramaditya-singh-jai-ram-thakur-5017840/|title=Himachal Pradesh Assembly;in a first, father-son duo take oath of office i.e. Virbhadra Singh and Vikramaditya Singh|website=indinexpress.com}}</ref> His mother is [[Pratibha Singh]], a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from [[Mandi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandi, Lok Sabha Constituency]].

After the death of Virbhadra Singh on 8 July 2021, Vikramaditya crowned as the titular 123rd scion-king of the erstwhile [[Bushahr]] state on the day of 10 July 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Pictures: Virbhadra Singh cremated with full state honours; son Vikramaditya’s ‘raj tilak’ done|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/vikramadityas-raj-tilak-done-sea-of-humanity-at-padam-palace-to-catch-last-glimpse-of-virbhadra-281055|access-date=10 July 2021|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref> He is brother of [[Abhilasha Kumari]], a judicial member of [[Lokpal]] and first female chief justice of [[Manipur High Court]] and Aprajita Singh.

==Early life and education==
Vikramaditya Singh was born on 17 October 1989 in Shimla district in the royal family of the [[princely state]] of [[Bushahr]]. He is son of Late Raja [[Virbhadra Singh]], six time former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh and former Member of Parliament [[Pratibha Singh]].

Vikramaditya Singh did his schooling from [[Bishop Cotton School, Shimla]]. He did his Graduation and Post-Graduation in History from [[Delhi University]]. Vikramaditya pursue his graduation B.A. in History from Hansraj College([[Delhi University|DU]]) and post-graduate degree M.A. (Hons) in History from and [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] .

==Politics==
Vikramaditya's active state political journey started in 2013 and he associated with HP Congress Committee. He was elected as Himachal Pradesh state youth congress president in year 2013 until the year 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/vikramaditya-singh-was-not-nominated-but-elected-via-democratic-means-himachal-cm-virbhadra-singh-4866211/|title=Vikramaditya Singh was not nominated but elected as president of state youth congress via democratic means says CM Virbhadra Singh|website=indianexpress.com}}</ref>

In 2017, he won from [[Shimla Rural (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shimla Rural constituency]] as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly]] for [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].

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