1. Sir George Jiwajirao Scindia KStJ was the ruler of the Gwalior state during the British Raj and later the Rajpramukh of the Indian state of Madhya Bharat.
14 Facts About Jiwajirao Scindia
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Jiwajirao Scindia served as the rajpramukh of the state of Madhya Bharat until 1956.
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Jiwajirao was a scion of the Scindia family, descended from the Maratha general Ranojirao Scindia.
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Daulatrao Jiwajirao Scindia shifted the capital from Ujjain to the new city of Lashkar, near the historic fortress-city of Gwalior.
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On 21 February 1941, he married Lekha Divyeshwari Devi, afterwards known as Vijaya Raje Jiwajirao Scindia, who was descended from the powerful Rana dynasty of Nepal.
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Jiwajirao Scindia ruled Gwalior state as an absolute monarch and a British vassal until shortly after India's independence on 15 August 1947.
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Jivajirao Jiwajirao Scindia became the first rajpramukh, or appointed governor, of the state on 28 May 1948.
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Jiwajirao Scindia served as Rajpramukh until 31 October 1956, when the state was merged into Madhya Pradesh.
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In 1962, his widow, Rajmata Vijayraje Jiwajirao Scindia, was elected to the Lok Sabha, beginning the family's career in electoral politics.
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Jiwajirao Scindia was initially a member of the Indian National Congress party, parted ways in 1967, joined the Jana Sangh, and later became an influential member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Jiwajirao Scindia later joined the Congress in 1980 served until his death in 2001.
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Madhavrao's son, Jyotiraditya Jiwajirao Scindia, was a member of the Congress Party, was elected in 2002 to the seat formerly held by his father.
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On 10-March-2020 Jyotiraditya Jiwajirao Scindia quit Indian National Congress and was elected to the Rajya Sabha in June 2020 as BJP member.
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Jiwajirao Scindia was the first woman Chief Minister of Rajasthan and was a member of the Lok Sabha for five consecutive terms since 1989.