Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia

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Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
Constituency Guna
Born 1 January 1971 (1971-01-01) (age 37)
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Political party INC
Spouse Priyadarshini Raje Scindia
Children 1 son and 1 daughter
Residence Gwalior
Religion Hindu
As of September 22, 2006
Source: [1]

Jyotiraditya Scindia (born 1 January 1971) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India representing the Indian National Congress. He is also the scion of the Scindia of Gwalior.

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[edit] Early life

Jyotiraditya Scindia was born in Mumbai to Madhavrao Scindia and Madhavi Raje Scindia. He studied at The Doon School, India, and Harvard University and Stanford University, U.S. and went on to work as an investment banker for Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. He also gained some development experience with the UN Economic Development Cell. He interned with the UN Economic Development Cell and with Narendra Modi. He is married to Priyadarshini Raje Gaekwad Scindia of Baroda. They have two children Yuvraj Mahanaryaman Scindia (born in 1995) and Ananya Raje Scindia (born in 2002).

[edit] Elections

He was elected to the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian legislature) in February 2002 from the constituency of Guna[2], formerly represented by his father, with a margin of victory more than 450,000. He was re-elected to the 14th Lok Sabha when he won the elections in May 2004. He was inducted in the cabinet on April 6th 2008 as Union Minister of State for IT and Communications, Government of India

[edit] Other achievements

He has done a course in car racing from the USA. He is also the chairman of governing body of Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior. Mr. Scindia defeated the incumbent in Shivpuri-guna byelections 2007.

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