Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon

Rajvardhan Singh is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party . He belongs to the royal family of Dattigaon Jagir and is a titular head of the princely estate. He is also known as Maharaja or Rao Saheb of Dattigaon. He has served as a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Badnawar under Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh.[1][2]

MLA

Rajvardhan Singh

Dattigaon
Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2003
Preceded byKhemraj Patidar
ConstituencyBadnawar
In office
2008 – 2013
ConstituencyBadnawar
Personal details
Born10 jan 1972
Political partyBharatiya Janta Party)
FatherPrem Singh Dattigaon
ResidenceBadnawar
EducationPost Graduate
ProfessionAgriculture
As of 23 Oct, 2018
Source: ["Biography:Dattigaon, Rajvardhan Singh" (PDF). Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.]

Early life and education

Rajvardhan was born on 10 January 1972 at Jaipur[3] to Prem Singh and Kusum Kumari.[1] His father was a politician and an MLA. He did his schooling from Mayo College, Ajmer and then went to pursue BA from St. Stephens College in Delhi. He did his post-graduation from Indian Institute of Mass Communication in Advertising and Public Relations.[4]

Political career

He started his political career as General Secretary of Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress.[5] He was first elected to Madhya Pradesh Assembly in 2003[6][7][8][9] and secondly in 2008.[10][11][12] In mid-2018, he was appointed as a member of election campaign committee and General Secretary in state Congress unit. In order to oversee the efforts of party for 2018 assemble election, he was made in-charge of Ujjain division too.[13][14] In 2014, Congress President Sonia Gandhi gave him the charge of Chhattisgarh.[15] During 2020 Madhya Pradesh political crisis, he supported senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and was one of the 22 MLAs who resigned.[16][17][18]

After that he was join  Bharatiya Janata party.

References
  1. DATTIGAON (Jagir)
  2. List of MLAs, Government of MP, India.
  3. Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
  4. National Election Watch, Association for Democratic Reforms.
  5. Madhya Pradesh VIdhan Sabha, Information Till 10 Dec 2013.
  6. Royals fight it out in Madhya Pradesh, Rediff.com.
  7. "List of Congress candidates for Madhya Pradesh assembly election". Rediff.com. 2 November 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  8. Madhya Pardesh 2003, Outlook.
  9. 211 - Badnawar Assembly Constituency, Election Commission of India.
  10. Madhya Pradesh 2008, Myneta.info.
  11. Affidavit Regarding Assets/Liabilities, Assembly Election 2008 - Affidavits filed by Candidate.
  12. Madhya Pradesh Congress first list of candidates expected around Dussehra, The Times of India.
  13. Event Organized in the Memory of Prem Singh, Dainik Bhaskar.
  14. District Congress President's Chair No Longer in Danger, Patrika.
  15. Cong leaders allocated poll duty, Herald News.
  16. "Jyotiraditya Scindia resigns from Congress, more than 20 party MLAs quit". The Economic Times. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  17. "22 rebel Cong MLAs, whose resignation led to fall of Kamal Nath govt, join BJP". Live Mint.
  18. 22 rebel Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs join BJP
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