Vasundhara Raje: Difference between revisions

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| predecessor1        = [[Ashok Gehlot]]

| successor1           = Ashok Gehlot

| governor1            = {{ubl|[[Nirmal Chandra Jain]]|[[Kailashpati Mishra]]{{br}}(Add. Charge)|[[Madan Lal Khurana]]|[[T. V. Rajeswar]]{{br}}(Add. Charge)|[[Pratibha Patil]]|[[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]]{{br}}(Add. Charge)|[[Shilendra Kumar Singh]]}}

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| office             = 13th [[Chief Minister of Rajasthan]]

| predecessor       = [[Ashok Gehlot]]

| successor         = [[Ashok Gehlot]]

| term_start         = {{start date|2013|12|12|df=yes}}

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| governor          = {{ubl|[[Margaret Alva]]|[[Ram Naik]]|[[Kalyan Singh]]}}

| term_end2         = {{end date|1999|10|12|df=yes}}

| predecessor3        = Mohan Lal

| office3            = [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]  

| constituency3 = [[Jhalrapatan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jhalrapatan]]

| constituency5      = [[Dholpur]]

| term_start5        = {{start date|1985}}  

| term_end5          = {{end_date|1989}}

| alma_mater          =[[University of Mumbai]]

| website = http://vasundhararaje.in/

'''Vasundhara Raje Scindia''' born 8th March 1953 is an Indian politician, who has held two terms as the [[Chief Minister of Rajasthan|chief minister of Rajasthan]]. She was previously a minister in the Union Cabinet of [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] and was India's first [[Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises|Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises]]. She is currently one of the national vice presidents of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). A member of the [[Scindia family]], she is also the matriarch of the Bamraulia family of Dholpur.  

Vasundhara Raje was born on 8 March 1953 in [[Mumbai|Bombay]] (now Mumbai). She is the daughter of [[Vijayaraje Scindia]]-Shinde and [[Jivajirao Scindia]]-Shinde, [[Maharaja]] of [[Gwalior]], members of the prominent [[Scindia]] royal [[Maratha]] family.<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile on Rajasthan Assembly website|url=http://www.rajassembly.nic.in/VasundharaRaje.htm|publisher=Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Jaipur (Rajasthan) India|access-date=10 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230651/http://www.rajassembly.nic.in/VasundharaRaje.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> She completed her school education at Presentation Convent in [[Kodaikanal]], Tamil Nadu, and later graduated with economics and [[political science]] degrees from [[Sophia College, Mumbai|Sophia College]], affiliated to [[Mumbai University]].

She married Maharaj Rana [[Hemant Singh of Dholpur|Hemant Singh]], of the royal [Dholpur]] family, on 17 November 1972, but they separated a year later.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vasundhara Raje: A comeback politician who is also a fashion symbol|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-12-08/news/44942959_1_vasundhara-raje-rajasthan-unit-jivaji-rao-scindia|access-date=10 March 2014|newspaper=Economic Times|date=8 December 2013}}</ref> Her son, [[Dushyant Singh]], was elected to the Lok Sabha from her former constituency, Jhalawar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4005|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|access-date=10 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310055315/http://164.100.47.132/lssnew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4005|archive-date=10 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1984, Raje entered the Indian political system. Initially, she was made a member of the national executive of the newly formed Bharatiya Janata Party. She was also elected as a member of the 8th Rajasthan Assembly from [[Dholpur]]. In the same year, she was appointed vice president of the Yuva Morcha, [[Rajasthan]] BJP.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://vasundhararaje.in/en/life-and-career Life and Career - Vasundhara Raje<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

* 1985-90 member, 8th Rajasthan legislative assembly from Dholpur

* 1989-91 : member, [[9th Lok Sabha]], from [[Jhalawar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jhalawar]].  

* Vasundhara Raje, ''[[Bhamashah Yojana]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://bhamashah.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/bhamashah/en/home.html | title=Raje's yatra to skip Sheo, raising political hackles |website=www.bhamashah.rajasthan.gov.in}}</ref>

* Vasundhara Raje, ''Jal Swavlamban''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://suraaj.rajasthan.gov.in/hi/jal-swavlamban | title=मुख्यमंत्री जल स्वावलम्बन अभियान से प्रदेश बन रहा है जल आत्मनिर्भर|website=www.suraaj.rajasthan.gov.in}}<br>- {{cite web | url=http://mjsa.water.rajasthan.gov.in/ | title=Jal Swavlamban Yojna|website=www.mjsa.water.rajasthan.gov.in}}</ref>

*[[First Vasundhara Raje ministry]]

 

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