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state in the

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legislator from Sirmour, Rewa. Pushparaj Singh is the son of the late Indian politician and wildlife conservationist

Martand Singh Martand Singh (15 March 192320 November 1995) was an Indian wildlife conservationist, parliamentarian and the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Rewa. Born in 1923 to Gulab Singh at Fort of Govindgarh, then the Maharajah of Rewa, h ...

, and a grandson of Maharaja Gulab Singh, the last ruler of the princely state of Rewa during the British Raj in India. Martand Singh was briefly the titular Crown Prince of Rewa, until the privy purses and titles of Indian royals were abolished by the government in 1971.

Early life

Pushpraj Singh was born on 3 July 1960 in Madhya Pradesh, India. After his father's death in 1995 he retained the title of Maharaja of Rewa. His mother's name is Maharani Pravin Kumari who was the princess of Kutch. Pushpraj Singh spouse's name is Madhu Singh and the couple has one son and daughter.

Political career

Pushparaj Singh debuted in politics by contesting assembly elections as INC candidate in 1990 from Rewa constituency. He won this election by a margin of 27,546 against incumbent Premlal Mishra. He continued with his victory campaign in

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and

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elections until he was defeated by BJP candidate Rajendra Shukla in

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References

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