Raje Smt Vasundhara Biography

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Raje,Smt. Vasundhara
Constituency   : Jhalawar (Rajasthan )
Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
Email Address : [email protected]
Father’s Name Late Shri Jivajirao Scindia
Mother’s Name Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia
Date of Birth 08.03.1953
Place of Birth Bombay (now Mumbai) (Maharashtra)
Marital Status Married
Date of Marriage 17 Nov 1972
Spouse’s Name Shri Hemant Singh
No. of Sons 1
Educational Qualifications B.A. (Hons.) (Economics and Political Science)

Educated at Sophia College, Bombay University, Mumbai (Maharashtra)

Profession Social Worker

Permanent Address
Pratap Chowk,
Jalawar, Rajasthan
Present Address
1, Sunehari Bagh Road,
New Delhi – 110011
(011) 23010724
Position Held
1984 onwards Member, National Executive, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.)

1985-89 Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Vice-President, Yuva Morcha B.J.P., Rajasthan (for two years)

1987 onwards Vice-President, B.J.P., Rajasthan
1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
1990-91 Member, Library Committee
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministries of Commerce and Tourism

1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1991-96 Member, Consultative Committees, Ministries of Power, Science and
Technology, Environment and Tourism

1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1996-97 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests

Member, Consultative Committees, Ministries of Power, Science and
Technology and Tourism

1997 onwards Joint Secretary, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1998-99 Union Minister of State, External Affairs
1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term) ( Resigned from Lok Sabha seat on 18.12.2003)

13 Oct. 1999- 31 Aug. 2001 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Small Scale Industries and
Agro & Rural Industries; Department of Personnel and Training; Department
of Pensions and Pensioners` Welfare in the Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Department
of Space
1 Sept. 2001- 1 Nov. 2001 Union Minister of State, Small Scale Industries; Personnel, Training, Pensions,
Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances; Department of Atomic Energy;
and Department of Space (Independent Charge)
2 Nov. 2001- 29 Jan. 2003 Union Minister of State, Small Scale Industries; Personnel, Training, Pensions,
Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances; Planning; Department of Atomic Energy;
and Department of Space (Independent Charge)

Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, music and gardening
Countries Visited
Widely travelled


Reference: Loksabha

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