Vikramaditya Singh (Himachal Pradesh politician)

Vikramaditya Singh
Vikramaditya Singh
	Vikramaditya Singh
MLA, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2017
Preceded by	Virbhadra Singh
Constituency	Shimla Rural
Personal details
Born	17 October 1989[1]; Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Sudarshna Kumari
Parent(s)	Virbhadra Singh ; Pratibha Singh
Residence(s)	Padam Palace, Rampur Bushahr, Himachal Pradesh, India; Holly Lodge, Shimla;
Education	MA History
Alma mater	St.Stephen’s College

Vikramaditya Singh (born 17 October 1989) is an Indian politician, who currently serves as Member of Legislative Assembly from Shimla Rural constituency.[lower-alpha 1] He is the son of the former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh Late Virbhadra Singh.[5] His mother is Pratibha Singh, a Member of Parliament from Mandi, Lok Sabha Constituency.

After the death of Virbhadra Singh on 8 July 2021, Vikramaditya crowned as the titular 123rd scion-king of the erstwhile Bushahr state on the day of 10 July 2021.[6] He is brother of Abhilasha Kumari, a judicial member of Lokpal and first female chief justice of Manipur High Court and Aprajita Singh.

Early life and education

Vikramaditya Singh was born on 17 October 1989 in Shimla district in the royal family of the princely state of Bushahr. He is son of Late Raja Virbhadra Singh, six time former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh and former Member of Parliament Pratibha Singh.

Vikramaditya Singh did his schooling from Bishop Cotton School, Shimla. He did his Graduation and Post-Graduation in History from Delhi University. Vikramaditya pursue his graduation B.A. in History from Hansraj College(DU) and post-graduate degree M.A. (Hons) in History from and St. Stephen's College, Delhi.

Politics

Vikramaditya's active state political journey started in 2013 and he associated with HP Congress Committee. He was elected as Himachal Pradesh state youth congress president in year 2013 until the year 2017.[7]

In 2017, he won from Shimla Rural constituency as the Member of Legislative Assembly for Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

References

Notes

Sources.[2][3][4]

Citations

"Details of MLA Vikramaditya Singh". hpvidhansabha.nic.in. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021.
"Details of MLA Vikramaditya Singh". hpvidhansabha.nic.in.
"Vikramaditya Singh won from Shimla Rural in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election results live". thehindu.com.
"Pdf ― list of Himachal Pradesh 2017 Legislative election winning candidates".
"Himachal Pradesh Assembly;in a first, father-son duo take oath of office i.e. Virbhadra Singh and Vikramaditya Singh". indinexpress.com.
Service, Tribune News. "Pictures: Virbhadra Singh cremated with full state honours; son Vikramaditya's 'raj tilak' done". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
"Vikramaditya Singh was not nominated but elected as president of state youth congress via democratic means says CM Virbhadra Singh". indianexpress.com.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[5] Sources.[2][3][4]

[1] "Details of MLA Vikramaditya Singh". hpvidhansabha.nic.in. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021.

[2] "Details of MLA Vikramaditya Singh". hpvidhansabha.nic.in.

[3] "Vikramaditya Singh won from Shimla Rural in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election results live". thehindu.com.

[4] "Pdf ― list of Himachal Pradesh 2017 Legislative election winning candidates".

[6] "Himachal Pradesh Assembly;in a first, father-son duo take oath of office i.e. Virbhadra Singh and Vikramaditya Singh". indinexpress.com.

[7] Service, Tribune News. "Pictures: Virbhadra Singh cremated with full state honours; son Vikramaditya's 'raj tilak' done". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[8] "Vikramaditya Singh was not nominated but elected as president of state youth congress via democratic means says CM Virbhadra Singh". indianexpress.com.