Digvijaya Singh
Digvijaya Singh (born 28 February 1947) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He is Ex-General Secretary of the Indian National Congress party's All India Congress Committee. Previously, he had served as the 14th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, a central Indian state, for two terms from 1993 to 2003. Prior to that he was a minister in Chief Minister Arjun Singh's cabinet between 1980 and 1984. In 2019 Lok Sabha elections he was defeated by Pragya Singh Thakur for Bhopal Lok Sabha seat.
Digvijaya Singh | |
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Singh in 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 10 April 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Raghunandan Sharma |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| 14th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 7 December 1993 – 8 December 2003 | |
| Governor | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi Bhai Mahavir Ram Prakash Gupta |
| Deputy | Jamuna Devi (1998–2003) |
| Preceded by | Sunderlal Patwa |
| Succeeded by | Uma Bharati |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1984–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Pandit Vasantkumar Ramkrishna |
| Succeeded by | Pyarelal Khandelwal |
| Constituency | Rajgarh |
| In office 1991–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Pyarelal Khandelwal |
| Succeeded by | Lakshman Singh |
| Constituency | Rajgarh |
| Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1998–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Lakshman Singh |
| Succeeded by | Mool Singh |
| Constituency | Raghogarh |
| In office 1994–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Shivnarayan Meena |
| Succeeded by | Shivnarayan Meena |
| Constituency | Chachoura |
| In office 1977–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Harlal Shakyawar |
| Succeeded by | Mool Singh |
| Constituency | Raghogarh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1947 Indore, Holkar State, Central Provinces and Berar, British India (now in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouses | Asha Digvijaya Singh
(m. 1969; died 2013)Amrita Rai (m. 2015) |
| Children | 5, including Jaivardhan Singh |
| Alma mater | Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) Indore |
| Profession | Politician, agriculturist |
| Website | DigvijayaSingh.in |
| Nickname | Diggi Raja |
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