Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (born 1 January 1971) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He is also a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India representing the Congress party and a Minister of State, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Shri. Scindia is a descendant of the dynasty belonging to the Scindia Maratha clan that ruled Gwalior State in 17th and 18th centuries, being a grandson of the last princely ruler of Gwalior. In the 26th amendment to the Constitution of India promulgated in 1971, the Government of India abolished all official symbols of princely India, including titles, privileges, and remuneration (privy purses).
Early life
Jyotiraditya was born in Mumbai to Madhavrao Scindia and Madhavi Raje Scindia. Royally his name will be called as “H.H. Ali Jah, Umdat ul-Umara, Hisam us-Sultanat, Mukhtar ul-Mulk, Azim ul-Iqtidar, Rafi-us-Shan, Wala Shikoh, Muhtasham-i-Dauran, Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Shrimant Jyotiraditya Rao Scindia, Shrinath, Mansur-i-Zaman, Fidvi-i-Hazrat-i-Malika-i-Mua’zzama-i-Rafi-ud-Darja-i-Inglistan, Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior. b. at Bombay, 1stJanuary 1971, only son of H.H. Ali Jah, Umdat ul-Umara, Hisam us-Sultanat, Mukhtar ul-Mulk, Azim ul-Iqtidar, Rafi-us-Shan Wala Shikoh, Muhtasham-i-Dauran, Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Shrimant Madhav Rao III Scindia, Shrinath, Mansur-i-Zaman, Fidvi-i-Hazrat-i-Malika-i-Mua’zzama-i-Rafi-ud-Darja-i-Inglistan, Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior, by his wife, H.H. Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Maharani Madhavi Raje Sahib Scindia ”
He studied at Campion School, Mumbai before going on to The Doon School in Dehradun. After graduating from The Doon School in Dehradun, Shri. Scindia received a B.A. in Economics in 1993 from Harvard University in the United States and an M.B.A. in 2001 from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, also in the United States. He worked as an investment banker for Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley and also gained some development experience working as an intern with the UN Economic Development Cell.After doing graduation, he interned with the UN Economic Development Cell and in fact had the distinction of being the only under-graduate intern there. He also did a course in car racing from the U.S. He is known to be one of the most focused and hard-working students at college and also one of the most dedicated workers at his workplace.
Political career
After his father, Madhavrao Scindia, died an untimely death in an unfortunate air crash, the seat in his political constituency fell vacant. Jyotir Aditya Scindia was the natural choice as he knew his constituency well He had campaigned for his father at a mere age of 13! Jyotiraditya Scindia was elected to the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) in February 2002 from Guna District - formerly represented by his father - with a margin of victory of more than 450,000 votes. He was re-elected to the 14th Lok Sabha when he won the elections in May 2004. He retained the seat in the 2009 general elections and was inducted in the Cabinet for the first time as Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Government of India.
He is also the President of the Board of Governors of Scindia School, Gwalior.
Educational Qualifications
M.A., M.B.A. Educated at Doon School, Dehradun, Harvard University (U.S.A.) and Stanford University (Graduate School of Business), California (USA)
Positions held
2002 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha (elected in bye-election)2002-2004 Member, Committee on Finance, Member, Committee on External Affairs
2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Member, Committee on Estimates Member, Committee on Petitions Member, Committee on Defence Member, Committee on Finance 6 April 2008 Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
2009 onwards Union Minister of State, Commerce and Industry
Personal life
Positions held
Jyotiraditya is married to Smt. Priyadarshini, who hails from the erstwhile royal Gaekwad family of Baroda. He has two children, a son, Mahanaryaman Scindia, born in November 1997 and a daughter, Ananya, born April 2002 . His daughter studies at the Sanskriti School in Delhi and his son studies at the Doon School in Dehradun. His wife is involved with the running of the Usha Kiran Hotel and the renovation of the Jai Vilas Palace Museum in Gwalior.
