Yogeshwar Raj Singh Explained

Yogeshwar Raj Singh (born 1967)^[1] is a scion of Kawardha Raj family and son of late Vishwaraj Pratap Singh.

He did his schooling from Rajkumar College, Raipur. He married 19 February 2003, Rani Kriti Devi belonging to erstwhile Tripura State. The couple have a son born in 2004.^[1] He is a former Indian National Congress politician. He represented Kawardha Vidhan Sabha constituency of undivided Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by winning General election in years 1998 and later as part of Chhattisgarh in 2003.^[2] He resigned from Indian National Congress membership in 2013, after being neglected for several years by the party.^[3]

He has turned the Kawardha Palace built by his grandfather Dharamraj Singh in 1935-39 into a luxury heritage hotel.^{[4] [5]}

He now holds the title-in-pretence of the Raja of Kawardha.^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/k/kawardha.html#2 Kawardha
2. http://www.indiavotes.com/ac/search?acname=Kawardha IndiaVotes AC: Winner summary over elections for Kawardha
3. Web site: Congress seeking 'moral victory' on Raman Singh's hometurf - Economic Times . 28 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006191828/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-11-15/news/44113702_1_congress-candidate-sitting-mla-congress-workers . 6 October 2014 . dead .
4. News: Vedic rituals, regal match - Galaxy of guests for royal wedding after 47 years at Tripura House . 19 February 2003 . Reshmi . Sengupta . The Telegraph . India . 3 March 2019 .
5. Web site: Raipur Places to Visit | Attractions in Raipur India . 28 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009161701/http://thegatewayhotels.com/geroadraipur/attractions.aspx . 9 October 2014 .