Udaibhanu Singh, Lokendra Bahadur, Diler Jang Jai Deo (12 February 1893-22 October 1954) was the Jat ruler of Dholpur state (1911–1948) in Rajasthan, India. He was from the Bamraulia gotra of Jats. He succeeded Rana Ram Singh, his younger brother who had no issue in 1911 after his death, receiving full ruling rights on 9 October 1913.
He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer and later joined the Imperial Cadet Corps at Dehradun.
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He was the last ruler of Dholpur, and served as a delegate to the Round Table Conference in 1931. After India's independence in 1947, Maharaj Rana Udaybhan Singh acceded unto the Union of India on 7 April 1949. Dholpur was merged with three neighbouring states to form the Matsya union within the union of India, of which he was made Rajpramukh, but the union was later merged with several other such unions to form the present-day state of Rajasthan.
Sir Udaibhanu Singh died on 22 October 1954 after a 43 year reign, aged 61. He was succeeded by his grandson, Rana Hemant Singh, who ruled from 1954–1970 and from 1971 is the present titular Maharaja of Dholpur.
In April 1911, Rana Udaibhanu Singh married Her Highness Sri Badrukhanwala Maharani Malvender Kaur Sahiba (15 January 1893-12 December 1981), daughter of Sardar Shamsher Singh, the Sardar or Chieftain of Badrukhan in the state of Jind. The couple had an only daughter:
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Udaybhanu Singh
Born: 12 February 1893 Died: 22 October 1954 |
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| Preceded by Ram Singh |
Maharaj Rana of Dholpur 1911-1949 |
Succeeded by Monarchy abolished (Merge within the Republic of India) |
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| Preceded by None; monarchy abolished in 1949 |
— TITULAR — Maharaj Rana of Dholpur 1949-1954 Reason for succession failure: Monarchy abolished in 1949 |
Succeeded by Hemant Singh |