HH Maharao Brijraj Singh of Kotah
Maharao of Kotah
PredecessorBhim Singh II
SpouseUttara Devi
IssueIjyaraj Singh and Bhawani Kumari
HouseHada Chauhans of Kotah
FatherBhim Singh II
ReligionHindu

Brijraj Singh
Member of Parliament
Lok Sabha
In office
1962 (1962)–1977 (1977)
Preceded byNemi Chandra Kasliwal
Succeeded byChaturbhuj
ConstituencyJhalawar
Personal details
Born(1934-02-21)21 February 1934
Umed Bhawan Palace, Kotah, British Raj
Died29 January 2022(2022-01-29) (aged 87)
Kotah, Rajasthan, India
SpouseMaharani Uttara Devi
ChildrenIjyaraj Singh and Bhawani Kumari

Brijraj Singh (21 February 1934 – 29 January 2022) was an Indian politician and a titular ruler as Maharao of Kotah from 1991 until his death.

He was the member of parliament from Jhalawar for three terms.

Biography

Singh was the only son of Sir Bhim Singh II, the last ruling Maharao of Kotah.[1]

He married Maharani Maheshwari Devi Baisa, daughter of Maharawat Sir Ram Singhji II Bahadur of Pratapgarh, on 5 December 1956; they divorced on 11 September 1963 in Bombay.

His second marriage was on 21 May 1963, to Maharani Uttara Devi Sahiba, daughter of Maharaj Kumar Indrajitendra Narayan of Cooch Behar.

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 Indian National Congress ticket in 1962, and on the Bharatiya Jana Sangh ticket in 1967 and 1972.[1]

He died from a heart attack in Kotah on 29 January 2022, at the age of 85.[2]

Singh succeeded his father as the titular Maharao of Kotah in 1991,[1] and was succeeded by his son Ijyaraj Singh upon his own death in 2022.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "नहीं रहे कोटा के पूर्व महाराव: तीन बार सांसद रहे बृजराज सिंह का दिल का दौरा पड़ने से 87 साल की उम्र में निधन". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Former Jhalawar MP Brijraj Singh passes away". Press Trust Of India.
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