Brijraj Singh (21 February 1934 – 29 January 2022) was an Indian politician and a

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as Maharao of Kotah from 1991 until his death. He was the member of parliament from

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for three terms.

Biography

Singh was the only son of Sir

Bhim Singh II Brigadier HH Shri Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Mahim Mahendra Maharao Raja Sir Bhim Singh II Bahadur, Order of the Star of India, KCSI (14 September 1909 – 20 July 1991) was the last ruling Maharaja of the Hada (clan), Hada Chauhan Dynasty, Chauha ...

, the last ruling

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Kotah Kota (), previously known as ''Kotah'', is the third-largest city of the western Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located about south of the state capital, Jaipur, on the banks of Chambal River. As of 2024, with a population of over 1.5 mill ...

. He married Maharani Maheshwari Devi Baisa, daughter of Maharawat Sir

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Bahadur of Pratapgarh, on 5 December 1956; they divorced on 11 September 1963 in

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. His second marriage was on 21 May 1963, to Maharani Uttara Devi Sahiba, daughter of

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Kumar Indrajitendra Narayan of

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. Singh served in various posts since 1958 including Chairman Board of Directors, Central Co-Operative Bank, Kotah, (1959–1961), MP (Lok Sabha) for Jhalawar 1962–1967, 1967–1970, and 1971–1977. Singh was elected on the

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ticket in 1962, and on the

Bharatiya Jana Sangh The Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh ( BJS or JS, short name: Jan Sangh) was a Hindutva political party active in India. It was established on 21 October 1951 in Delhi by three founding members: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Balraj Madhok and Deendayal ...

ticket in 1967 and 1972. He died from a heart attack in

on 29 January 2022, at the age of 85. Singh succeeded his father as the titular Maharao of Kotah in 1991, and was succeeded by his son Ijyaraj Singh upon his own death in 2022.

References

1934 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Indian royalty People from Kota, Rajasthan History of Kota, Rajasthan Kotah, Brijraj Singh Rajasthani people India MPs 1962–1967 Bharatiya Jana Sangh politicians Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan India MPs 1967–1970 India MPs 1971–1977 Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan {{Rajasthan-politician-stub