Jyotiraditya M Scindia aka Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia is an Indian politician. A graduate of Harvard University and an MBA from Stanford Business School, Jyotiraditya has worked in prestigious private companies.
He began his political career as a member of the Indian National Congress, India’s oldest political party after the sudden death of his father and former union minister Madhavrao Scindia in an unfortunate accident. He was then appointed as ‘Minister of State for Independent Charge’ in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s cabinet till 2014. He continued to represent Madhya Pradesh’s Guna constituency in the Lok Sabha till year 2019. In the 2019 general elections, Jyotiraditya Scindia lost the parliamentary election as Congress candidate from his stronghold of Guna, Madhya Pradesh to Dr. Krishnapal Singh Yadav, who was a family aide Scindia.
Jyotiraditya Scindia left the Congress Party after differences with the party’s high command and joined the Bharatiya Janta Party along with all his political supporters. Scindia was also instrumental in overthrowing the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh, which restored the Bharatiya Janta Party to power. The saffron party still gave him the award and he was inducted into Modi’s cabinet as Civil Aviation Minister.
Jyotiraditya M Scindia Personal Life
| Full Name | Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia |
| Date of Birth | 01 Jan 1971 (Age 53) |
| Place of Birth | Mumbai (Maharashtra) |
| Party Name | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Education | Post Graduate |
| Profession | Social Worker |
| Father’s Name | Late Shri Madhavrao J. Scindia |
| Mother’s Name | Smt. Madhavi Raje Scindia |
| Spouse’s Name | Smt. Priyadarshini Raje Scindia |
| Spouse’s Profession | Self-Occupied |
| Children | 1 Son(s) 1 Daughter(s) |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Caste | Kurmi |
| Permanent Address | 1, Jai Vilas, Lashkar, Gwalior, MP |
| Present Address | 27, Safdarjung Road, New Delhi – 110 011 |
| Contact Number | 07512321101 |
| office.scindi@yahoo.com |
Jyotiraditya M Scindia Net Worth
| Net Worth: | ₹33.01 CRORE |
| ASSETS: | ₹33.09 CRORE |
| Liabilities: | ₹7.95 LAKHS |
Disclaimer: The information relating to the candidate is an archive based on the self-declared affidavit filed at the time of elections. The current status may be different. For the latest on the candidate kindly refer to the affidavit filed by the candidate with the Election Commission of India in the recent election.
Education Qualification of Jyotiraditya Scindia
Jyotiraditya Scindia completed schooling at Campion School and at The Doon School.
Later, he pursued study at St. Stephen’s College in Delhi. After that, he earned B.A. degree in Economics in 1993. Scindia also holds an MBA degree, pursued at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Interesting Facts about Jyotiraditya M Scindia
He is related to the Scindia family that once ruled in Gwalior and is serving as the MP of Guna constituency which was previously under Scindia’s father’s domain until his demise in 2002.
Political Timeline of Jyotiraditya M Scindia
2021
- Jyotiraditya Scindia was inducted into Modi’s cabinet as the Minister of Civil Aviation.
2020
- Jyotiraditya Scindiya was elected to the Rajya Sabha as a member of BJP from Madhya Pradesh.
2020
- Jyotiraditya Scindia joined the Bhartiya Janta Party on 10 March 2020.
2019
- Jyotiraditya Scindia lost the MP election from the Guna constituency of Madhya Pradesh
2014
- He became a Member of the Committee on Privileges, the Standing Committee on Finance and the Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs.
2014
- Scindia was Re-elected to the 16th Lok Sabha where he defeated Jaibhansingh Pawaiya of BJP’s bid to the seat. The winning margin was 120,792 votes.
2009
- He retained the Guan seat in the 15th Lok Sabha, subsequently, he was appointed Union Minister of State, Commerce, and Industry in 2009 and Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Power in 2012.
2008
- He was appointed the Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
2004
- He became a Member of Committee on Estimates, Committee on Petitions, Standing Committee on Defence and Standing Committee on Finance.
2004
- He was re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha from Guna where he defeated Harivallabh Shukla of BJP.
2002
- He was elected Member of Standing Committee on Finance and Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs.
2002
- Jyotiraditya Scindia was elected to 13th Lok Sabha in a bye-election Guna constituency fell vacant due to the death of Scindia’s father.
Election Results of Jyotiraditya Scindia
| Year | Election | Type | Constituency | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Parliament election | MP | Guna | Won |
Jyotiraditya Scindia Social Media Accounts
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| JM Scindia (@jyotiradityascindia) | |
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