Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha 










SCINDIA SH. MADHAVRAO
MPVC - GWALIOR( MADHYA PRADESH)



Father's Name:   Late Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia

Date of Birth:   10 March 1945

Place of Birth:   Mumbai (Maharashtra)

Marital Status:   Married on 8 May 1966

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Madhaviraje Scindia

Children:   One son and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
M.A. (Oxon)
Educated at Scindia School, Gwalior, Winchester College and New College, Oxford (U.K.)

Profession :
   Former Ruler, Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address :
   Jai Vilas, Gwalior-470004 (Madhya Pradesh)
Tel. (0751) 321446

Positions Held :
   
1971Elected to Lok Sabha (Fifth) 
1977Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Sixth) 
Aug. 1977 to Dec. 79Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
1980Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh) for the third time
April 1980 - July 83Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
Aug. 1983 - Oct. 84Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
1984Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) for the fourth time
Dec. 1984 - Oct. 86Union Minister of State, Railways
Oct. 1986 - Dec. 89Union Minister of State, Railways, (Independent Charge) 
1987 - Jan. 90Member, Consultative Committee constituted under the Punjab State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1987
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the fifth time
July 1990-91Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
1990-91Chairman, Subject Committee on Science and Technology
1991Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the sixth time
Member, General Purposes Committee
June 1991 - Jan. 93Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Aviation and Tourism
Feb. 1995 - Jan. 96Union Cabinet Minister, Human Resource Development
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the seventh time
1996 onwardsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence

Special Interests :
Social service, promotion of education, wildlife preservation, development of sports and education

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
   Cricket, bridge, swimming and golf

Sports and Clubs :
Predent (i) Board of Control for Cricket in India 1990-93; (ii) Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association; and (iii) PILCOM, Wills World Cup Organising Committee, 1996; Member (i) Gymkhana Club, Delhi; (ii) Roshnara Club; (iii) National Sports Club of India; (iv) Delhi Golf Club; (v) Delhi Race Club; (vi) Airforce Golf Club, Bombay; (vii) Willingdon Club;(viii) Western India Turf Club; (ix) Cricket Club of India; (x) India Habitat Centre;  (xi) India International Centre, Delhi; (xii) Noida Golf Club, Ghaziabad; and (xiii) Lions Club

Countries Visited :
   Widely travelled (27 countries); delegate to Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference at Havana, September 1980 and Indo-German Seminar at Bonn in June 1984; Led Indian Official Delegation to England, France, Algeria, Turkey, Austria, Soviet Union, Japan, Australia, Iraq, Indonesia and Malaysia; Led Delegation of Board of Control for Cricket in India to Sharjah for the Asian Cricket Conference and the International Cricket Conference at London; Accompanied the Prime Minister of India as Human Resource Minister to Copenhagen to attend the Summit on ÒEducation for AllÓ, March 1995; Accompanied the then President of India, Shri R.Venkataraman, as Minister in Waiting, on his official trip to West Germany and Seychelles, Sep., 1989; Led the Indian Delegation to the 4th World Women Conference, Beijing Sep., 1995; Chaired the Ministerial meeting of E-9 Countries at Bali (Indonesia), Sep., 1995

Other Information :
   President (i) Board of Governors, Scindia School; 
(ii) Madhya Pradesh Wildlife Society and (iii) Samrat Ashok Technical Institute, Vidish Member; 
(i) Madhav Institute of Technology and Science; 
(ii) Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior; (iii) Kendriya Sainik Board; (iv) Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage Governing Council (INTACH); and (v) Doon School, Dehradun

Election Result :
   
Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate11,80,071
Total votes polled5,18,240
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Madhavrao J. Scindia (M.P.V.C.)3,37,539
(2) Shri Phool Singh Baraiya (B.S.P.)1,13,545
(3) Shri Shashi Bhushan Bajpai (I.N.C.)28,730
(4) Shri Shivraj Kushwah (Ind.)6,178