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Early Life

Born on March 26, 1945, Madhavrao Scindia was the son of the last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior, Jiyajirao Scindia. He was educated at the Scindia School, endowed by his family, in Gwalior, and then at Oxford University. After Indian independence in 1947, his father acceded to the Indian government, and the kingdom of Gwalior became part of the new state of Madhya Bharat, which in 1956 was merged into Madhya Pradesh. Madhavrao followed the political tradition laid down by his mother Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia, who was elected to the Lok Sabha (parliament) in 1962. Jump to: navigation, search March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search George Jiyajirao Scindia (1916–1961) was the last reigning Maharaja of Gwalior state in central India, and the rajpramukh (appointed governor) of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state of independent India. ... Jump to: navigation, search Scindia School Logo The Scindia School is a residential school for boys, situated in the Gwalior Fort, in Gwalior, India. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Madhya Bharat is former state in west-central India. ... Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ... Vijayaraje Scindia, senior Bharatiya Janata Party politician and the rajmata (queen mother) of the erstwhile princely state of Gwalior. ... Executive President Vice-President Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister The Union Ministries Legislative Parliament Rajya Sabha Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Speaker of the House Judicial Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Supreme Court High Courts District Courts Constitution Fundamental Rights and Directive principles Regions States and territories... Jump to: navigation, search 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Electoral victories

A nine-term member of the Lok Sabha, Madhavrao Scindia never lost an election since 1971, when he won for the first time from Gwalior at the age of 26. He contested as an independent with the support of the Jan Sangh, a party that his family had for long patronised. In 1977, he switched to the Congress Party despite resistance from his larger family, and won the Gwalior seat a second time. In order to avoid a direct contest with his mother, he later shifted to the neighbouring constituency of Guna. But in 1984, he was nominated the Congress candidate in Gwalior as a last-minute manoeuvre to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party's Atal Behari Vajpayee, and won by a massive margin. Since then Scindia contested from either Gwalior or Guna and won on each occasion. Jump to: navigation, search 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... The Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party) is the largest subscription-based organisation in the world. ... Guna is a town in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page is about the year 1984. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), literally meaning Indian Peoples Party, created in 1980, is today one of the largest national political parties in India. ... Atal Bihari Vajpayee (often wrongly spelt Behari; अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी in Devnagari) (born December 25, 1924) was the Prime Minister of India in 1996 and again from 1998 until May 19, 2004. ...

Ministerial stints

The 1984 election brought Scindia his first experience as a Minister. He made his mark as an excellent administrator during his stint as Railways Minister in the Rajiv Gandhi Ministry. He is credited with the modernisation and computerisation of Indian Railways and with maintaining the most cordial and professional relationship with his managerial cadres. Jump to: navigation, search Rajiv Gandhi (राजीव गान्धी) (August 20, 1944 – May 21, 1991), the first son of Indira and Feroze Gandhi, was the Prime Minister of India from his mothers death on October 31, 1984 until his resignation on December 2, 1989 following a general election defeat. ... Jump to: navigation, search Indian Railways (IR) is the state-owned railway company of India having a complete monopoly over the countrys rail transport. ...

Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao made him Minister for Civil Aviation. He faced a turbulent period of agitation by the staff of the domestic carrier, Indian Airlines, and as part of a strategy of disciplining the workforce he leased a number of aircraft from Russia. Early in 1992 one of these aircraft crashed, though without any loss of life, and Scindia promptly submitted his resignation. Although not known to be too finicky about such notions as ministerial accountability, the prime minister accepted his resignation. Scindia was later reinducted into the Cabinet in 1995 as Minister for Human Resource Development. Jump to: navigation, search The Prime Minister of India is, in practice, the most powerful person in the government of India. ... Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (June 28, 1921 – December 23, 2004) was the ninth Prime Minister of the Republic of India, and led possibly the most critically important administration in national history. ... An IndianAirlines Airbus A300 Aircraft Indian Airlines (Hindi: इंडियन एयरलाइन्स) is Indias state owned primarily domestic airline, under the federal Union Ministry of Civil Aviation. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Rebellion and return

In 1996, he along with Arjun Singh and other Congress dissidents had the opportunity to be part of the United Front (U.F.) government at the Centre. Although his Madhya Pradesh Vikas Congress was part of the U.F., Scindia himself opted to stay out of the Cabinet. His first priority obviously was to return to the Congress and resume his old political bonds. His opportunity came when Narasimha Rao was ousted as Congress president after a string of indictments in corruption cases. Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Arjun Singh (born November 5, 1930, Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian politician. ... In Leninist bogus, a united front is a coalition of Clinton likeleft-wing working class forces which put forward a common set of demands and share a common plan of action, but which do not subordinate themselves to the front, retaining their abilities for independent political action and continuing to...

Scindia's political role and influence within the Congress party grew rapidly and he was seen as a potential prime ministerial candidate. His tragic demise in a plane crash demolished many hopes.

His son, Jyotiraditya Scindia is a Member of Parliament elected to the seat that he held. His daughter is married to the Crown Prince of Kashmir. Jump to: navigation, search Jyotiraditya Scindia (born January 1, 1971) is an INC leader and Member of Parliament from Guna. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

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