Name of Member: Smt. Vijaya Raje Scindia
Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency & State: Guna (Madhya Pradesh)
Lok Sabha Experience: 2,3,4,5,9,10,11,12
SCINDIA, SMT. VIJAYA RAJE [BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - 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 Educated at Home and Anne Besant Theosophical School, Varanasi and Elizabath Thoburn College, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) Profession Political and Social Worker and Former Ruler Permanent Address Jeeja Asheesh, Jai Vilas Palace, Lashkar, Gwalior-470004 (Madhya Pradesh) Tels. (0751) 323500 (R) 323431 (O) Fax. (0751) 330159 Present Address Lekha Vihar, Scindia Potteries Compound, Sarojini Nagar, New Delhi-110023 Tels. (011) 4675916 (O) 6883770 (R) Fax. (011) 6886217 Positions Held 1957 Elected to 2nd Lok Sabha 1962 Re-elected to 3rd Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1967-71 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1971 Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1978-89 Member, Rajya Sabha (two terms) 1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (4th term) 1990-91 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (5th term) 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (6th term) 1996-97 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (7th term) 1998-99 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests; and its Sub-Committee on Food technology Books Published (i) The Last Maharani of Gwalior; and (ii)Lok Path se Raj Path (in Hindi) Social and Cultural Activities Founder-President, (i) Shishu Mandir; and (ii) Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior Special Interests Social service, politics, education for women and children Favourite Pastime and Recreation Music and arts Sports and Clubs Member, (i) India International Centre, New Delhi; (ii) Constitutional Club, New Delhi; (iii) Wellington Sports Club, New Delhi; (iv) Royal Western Turf Club, Mumbai; (v)Cricket Club of India, Mumbai; (vi) National Sports Club, Mumbai; and (vii) Gymkhana Club, Mumbai
Countries Visited Widely travelled Other Information President, (i)All India Women's Conference (Gwalior Branch) for 40 years; (ii) Madhav Institute of Technology and Science (MITS) Board of Governors, Gwalior; Trustee, Vishwa Hindu Parishad; Pro-Chancellor, Sagar University; and detained in Tihar Jail during Emergency, 1975; Conferred Honorary Doctorate by Vikram University, Ujjain and Sagar University, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh)
Election Result of
Guna Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 12,16,266
Total votes polled 7,34,181
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Smt. Vijaya Raje Scindia (B.J.P.) 3,36,151
(2) Shri Devendra Singh (I.N.C.) 2,33,153
(3) Shri Prakash Singh (B.S.P.) 1,17,154
(4) Shri Prabhati Lal (C.P.I.) 18,318
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