Balbhadra Singh Explained

Balbhadra Singh
Honorific-Prefix:Raja
Honorific Suffix:MLA
Birth Date:16 April 1916
Death Date:1967 (aged 50 or 51)
Office:Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency:Raghogarh
Term Start:1952
Term End:1957
Successor:Dulichand
Profession:Politician and Raja of Raghogarh
Party:Independent

Balbhadra Singh (April 16, 1916–1967) was the 12th ruler of the former princely state of Raghogarh in the present-day Guna district of Madhya Pradesh, India, and a former elected member of the legislative assembly.[1] [2] He became a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) as independent candidate for the Raghogarh Vidhan Sabha constituency. He was a member of the Indian National Congress till 1947 but remained independent thereafter till his death in 1967.[3]

Balbhadra Singh was the father of two politician sons, Digvijaya Singh and Lakshman Singh.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raj of the Royals (Part II): How the scions still dominate power in MP. 27 November 2018 .
  2. News: Digvijay Singh . Hindustan Times . 16 October 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004142008/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NM2/Digvijay-Singh/Article1-8453.aspx . dead . 4 October 2013 . 16 July 2013.
  3. Web site: About Raghogarh . digvijayasingh.in.
  4. News: Dasgupta. Debarshi. 27 April 2009. Tornapartism: Families divided by party colours talk about living under one roof. Outlook. 16 July 2013.