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.)