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  2. Digvijaya Singh (born 28 February 1947) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha since 2014. He is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and Ex-General Secretary of the Indian National Congress party's All India Congress Committee. [9]

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    Digvijaya Singh was born on Friday, 28 February 1947 (age 76 years; as of 2022) in Indore, Holkar State, British India (now in Madhya Pradesh, India). He did his schooling at Daly College, Indore. In 1968, he completed his Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) at Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science, Indore. My Neta

    Parents & Siblings

    Digvijaya Singh’s father, Raja Balbhadra Singh II, was the 12th ruler of the former princely state of Raghogarh in British India (now a town in Madhya Pradesh, India) and a former member of INC. In 1952, Balbhadra Singh was elected as an MLA from Raghogarh as an independent candidate. Digvijaya Singh’s mother, Rani Aparna Kumari, was the daughter of Maharaja Bahadur Chandra Mouleshwar Prasad Singh of Gidhaur. His younger brother, Laxman Singh, served as the MP from Rajgarh.

    Wife & Children

    On 11 December 1969, he got married to Asha Singh (deceased). Together, they have a son, Jaivardhan Singh, and four daughters, Mrinalini Kumari, Mandakini Kumari, Mradima Kumari, and Karnieka Kumari. Jaivardhan Singh is a politician and member of INC who was elected as MLA of Raghogarh in 2013. In 2013, Asha Singh, 58, died at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Vasant Kunj, due to cancer. In 2016, Singh’s youngest daughter, Karnieka Kumari, too died of cancer. In 2015, he got marrie...

    In April 2014, he took to Twitter to announce his relationship with TV anchor and journalist Amrita Rai. He tweeted, Similarly, Amrita Singh also tweeted, The couple took to Twitter to announce their relationship after their intimate picture went viral on the internet.

    Digvijaya Singh follows Hinduism. In a blog posted by The Times of India, Singh revealed that Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Dwarka and Joshi Math carried out his initiation rituals in 1983. The Times of IndiaHe wrote, Narmada Parikrama On 9 April 2018, Digvijaya Singh, along with his wife Amrita Rai and 200 followers, concluded the Narmada parikrama,...

    Digvijaya Singh was born in the royal family of the Raghogarh principality, now in the Guna district of Madhya Pradesh as the heir to the 12th Raja of Raghogarh, Raja Balbhadra Singh II. He belongs to the House of Raghogarh- Kheechiwara of the Khichi Chauhan Dynasty, i.e., Khichi Rajputs of the Chauhan clan. Indian Rajputs

    He was the President of Raghogarh Municipal Corporation in 1969. In 1971, he began his political journey after joining Indian National Congress (INC). From 1976 to 1978, he was the director of the Central Cooperative Bank, Guna. He was nominated as President of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee by Rajiv Gandhi in 1984; he held the position till...

    Slammed For Not Casting His Vote During 2019 General Elections

    In 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed at Digvijaya Singh for not casting his vote, citing that the Congress leader was setting an unhealthy example for young voters. While hitting out at Digvijaya during an election rally, Modi said, Additionally, former Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Digvijaya’s decision not to vote showed his attitude towards democracy. At that time, Digvijaya was contesting the polls from the Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency. Business Standard

    Compared Arvind Kejriwal with Rakhi Sawant

    In 2012, Digvijaya Singh tweeted, Hitting back at Singh over his alleged remark, Sawant said the Congress General Secretary had gone out of his senses. She said, The following day after the remark, Rakhi Sawant wrote a complaint letter against the politician to the commissioner of Mumbai police. In the letter, she requested to register an FIR against Singh for outraging the modesty of a woman/female, charges of passing lewd remarks and eve teasing, abusing, mischief, passing defamatory remake...

    Faced Criticism for Viral Pictures With Amrita Rai

    In 2014, private pictures of Amrita Rai and Digvijaya Singh went viral on the internet after her email accounts were allegedly hacked. Following the incident, Amrita Rai filed an FIR with Delhi police under section 66A of the IT Act and section 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman). Deccan ChronicleFollowing the incident, Amrita and Digvijaya took to Twitter to announce their relationship.

    Movable Assets

    1. Cash: Rs 16,81,690 1. Deposits in Banks, Financial Institutions and Non-Banking Financial Companies:Rs 1,13,24,346 1. Bonds, Debentures and Shares in companies:Rs 4,71,350 1. NSS, Postal Savings etc:Rs 24,40,005 1. LIC or other insurance Policies:Rs 4,15,840 1. Personal loans/advance given:Rs 3,82,82,070 1. Motor Vehicles:Rs 15,68,000 1. Jewellery:Rs 88,47,059 1. Other assets, such as values of claims/interests:Rs 3,00,000

    Immovable Assets

    1. Agricultural Land:Rs 3,82,44,848 1. Commercial Buildings:Rs 27,38,81,925 1. Residential Buildings:Rs 2,48,85,714 Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are according to the financial year 2018 – 2019. My Neta

    He is also referred to as Diggi raja. India Today His name is also spelt as Dig Vijay Singh. Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1977

  3. Digvijaya Singh is a frontline politician in India. He is a Member of Parliament - Rajya Sabha and Permanent Invitee to Congress Working Committee. Ex - General Secretary, Indian National Congress, the lead partner in the United Progressive Alliance.

  4. Sep 28, 2022 · Digvijaya Singh is the Rajya Sabha MP from Raghogarh constituency. He is the General Secretary of the Indian National Congress party's All India Congress Committee. He served as the...

    • 28 Feb 1947 (Age 77)
    • Indian National Congress
    • Digvijaya Singh
    • Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
  5. May 6, 2024 · Former Madhya Pradesh CM Digvijaya Singh, 77, shared a personal story about meeting a respected local merchant in Raghogarh after his father's death. The merchant's advice emphasised life goals like earning, saving for jewellery and a house, and making a name for oneself.

  6. May 4, 2024 · Digvijaya Singh, veteran Congress leader and Lok Sabha candidate from Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi is tightlipped on real issues like inflation, unemployment, and...

  7. Nov 14, 2023 · Digvijaya Singh, key Congress backroom strategist who the BJP loves to target. The former Chief Minister continues to hold be a vital part of Congress leadership in Madhya Pradesh, building...