Maharaja Dharamraj Singh (18 August 1910 - 20 August 1959) was the

Raja Raja (; from , IAST ') is a noble or royal Sanskrit title historically used by some Indian subcontinent, Indian rulers and monarchs and highest-ranking nobles. The title was historically used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. T ...

of the princely state of Kawardha State from 1920 till 1948, when the Kawardha merged into Union of India. He later became active politician of

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

. He was born on 18 August 1910 at

Kawardha Kawardha is a town and a municipality in Kabirdham district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is the administrative headquarters of Kabirdham district. Kawardha is also known for the "Temple of Bhoramdeo." The Member of Legislative assem ...

. He succeeded his father Thakur Jadunath Singh upon his death in 1920. However, he was installed as Ruler on the 15th April 1932 on attaining his age. He was educated at

Rajkumar College, Raipur Rajkumar College (or RKC) in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, is one of the oldest K-12 foundations of India. It was founded by Sir Salman khan in the year 1882 at Jabalpur. The School functioned at Jabalpur till 1892 and thereafter, shifted to its present si ...

He married the daughter of Thakur Janardan Singh, a Raj Gond of

Maihar Maihar is a city in the Maihar district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Maihar District. Maihar is known for the Maa Sharda Mandir situated in the city. It is one of the Shakti Peeth. Origin o ...

in Central India and has two sons The Kawardha Palace was designed and built in the period 1936-39 by Maharaja Dharamraj Singh, using the best Italian marble and stone, stands out in the 11 acres of lush green garden. After independence of India, he became a politician. He represented Kawardha Vidhan Sabha constituency of undivided

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Legislative Assembly by winning

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of 1957 as an Indian National Congress candidate. He died on 20 August 1959 and his eldest son

Vishwaraj Pratap Singh Vishwaraj Pratap Singh (18 October 1932 – 14 May 2007) was prince and later held the officially, the titular Raja of Kawardha State from 1959-1971. He was eldest son of Raja Dharamraj Singh. He was a member of Legislative Assembly of Madhya ...

, inherited the title of Raja of Kawardha.

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Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1957–1962 Indian royalty Rajas of Kawardha Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh 1959 deaths 1910 births Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh People from Kawardha {{MadhyaPradesh-INC-politician-stub