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Digvijaya Singh Digvijaya Singh Height: 173 cm DOB: 28 February 1947

A veteran leader of the Congress party, Digvijaya Singh is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha is also currently the General Secretary of the grand old party's All India Congress Committee. For two terms from 1993 to 2003, he had served as the 14th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, a central Indian state. Between 1980–84, he was a minister in Chief Minister Arjun Singh's cabinet. In 1969, he was married to Asha Singh. She died in 2013. In August 2015, he married to Rajya Sabha TV anchor Amrita Rai.

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#RespectWomen: When Digvijaya Singh landed in controversy with 'tunch maal' remark on Meenakshi Nata

India | Apr 04, 2024, 03:55 PM IST

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh created a stir by making a sexist remark against his party colleague Meenakshi Natarajan in 2013. However, later, he clarified his statement saying he was comparing her with pure gold.

Rajgarh is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in the

Rajgarh Lok Sabha Election 2024: Congress fields Digvijaya Singh against BJP's Rodmal Nagar

Apr 18, 2024, 06:17 PM IST

Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The fight is between BJP's Rodmal Nagar and Congress' Digvijaya Singh in this constituency in the upcoming general elections. Nagar is currently the sitting MP from the constituency. It will be interesting to watch who wins the seat.

Digvijaya Singh fielded from Rajgarh in fresh list released

Congress announces 12 candidates for Madhya Pradesh, fields Digvijaya Singh from Rajgarh

Mar 24, 2024, 12:07 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh is set to witness polling in four phases beginning from April 19 for the much-awaited general elections. The Election Commission on March 16 announced the dates for the 18th General Elections in the country.

Congress 4th list of candidates, Lok Sabha Elections 2024

Congress declares 45 candidates, fields Ajay Rai against PM Modi in Varanasi

India | Mar 24, 2024, 11:06 AM IST

The Congress party has released its fourth list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The polling in the general elections will be held in seven phases beginning April 19. The counting of votes will take place on June 4.

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Digvijaya Singh likely to contest Lok Sabha polls, Arun Yadav to challenge Scindia: Sources

Mar 28, 2024, 06:58 PM IST

The Congress has so far announced candidates on 10 seats in MP, including Chhindwara from where it has renominated Nakul Nath, while the BJP has declared its nominees on all 29 seats.

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FACT CHECK: Did the Chief Election Commissioner dodge a question on PM Modi? Here's the truth

Mar 20, 2024, 11:56 PM IST

A video circulating online claims Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar dodged a question about alleged Model Code of Conduct violations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. The video, cropped from a press conference on March 16, 2024, suggests Kumar avoided addressing the

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'People greedy for power, wealth leaving Congress': Digvijaya Singh as Scindia gets BJP ticket

Mar 03, 2024, 07:03 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections: BJP released its 1st list of 195 candidates, including 24 candidates from Madhya Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan will contest from Vidisha constituency.

MP Congress leader joins BJP, Sumer Singh, Digvijaya Singh close aide, Jyotiraditya Scindia

MP Congress leader, close aide of Digvijaya Singh, joins BJP in presence of Jyotiraditya Scindia

Feb 07, 2024, 11:25 PM IST

Congress leader Sumer Singh is considered as a family member of Digvijaya Singh. Along with Sumer Singh, a number of his supporters including his son Dhananjay Singh, also joined the saffron party.

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‘Ram Lalla idol being consecrated does not look like a child’: Digvijaya Singh stokes row on temple

India | Jan 19, 2024, 11:02 AM IST

Ram Lalla idol was placed in the sanctum sanctorum of under-construction Ram Mandir on Thursday in a placement ceremony. Digvijaya Singh attacked the government over the issue and alleged that the idol of Lord Ram does not look like a child.

A view of the under-construction Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

'Damage done, will be visible in elections': Ex-Congress MLA after party declines Ram Mandir invite

India | Jan 12, 2024, 03:13 PM IST

The Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Temple is scheduled for January 22. Around 7,000 people have been invited for the event. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge were also invited but they declined the invitation saying it's a clear RSS-BJP event.

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Rahul Gandhi an ordinary Congress MP, don't highlight him so much: Digvijaya Singh's brother

Jan 01, 2024, 03:04 PM IST

Lakshman Singh said Rahul Gandhi himself has said he is a party worker. "We all are party workers," Singh said without elaborating on his previous comment.

Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya gets black 'tika' on his

Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya takes a U-turn, blackens EVM posters instead of his face in MP

Dec 07, 2023, 11:50 PM IST

Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya had taken a pledge that he would blacken his face if the Bharatiya Janata Party is able to win 50 seats in Madhya Pradesh Assembly election. After poll results, his video in which he vowed went viral on social media.

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Digvijaya questions EVMs after Congress debacle in polls, says any machine with a chip can be hacked

India | Dec 05, 2023, 02:06 PM IST

BJP outperformed Congress in the just concluded assembly elections in the kye Hindi-speaking states -Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. After the debacle, Congress leaders raised the old EVM issue which cropped up after almost every defeat of Opposition parties.

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MP Election Results: Digvijaya Singh's son Jaivardhan Singh wins, but brother Lakshman Singh loses

Dec 04, 2023, 06:56 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh Election Results 2023: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh was chief minister of the state from 1993 to 2003. His son Jaivardhan Singh and brother Lakshman Singh contested in the election.

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Congress will get more than 130 seats in Madhya Pradesh, says Digvijaya Singh on Exit Poll results

Dec 02, 2023, 12:16 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Assembly election were held on November 17. The voting in the state in all 230 seats took place in one single phase. Results will be declared on December 3.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh polls: Twitter war breaks out between CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Digvijaya Singh

Nov 07, 2023, 12:40 PM IST

The latest topic of spar was about a Pakistani girl's video whom Digvijaya Singh said to be from India. The war of words between the parties has reached the next level with the elections closing in.

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BJP may win Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election with clear majority: India TV-CNX Opinion Poll

Nov 04, 2023, 12:41 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh will vote on November 17 in single phase election and the counting of votes is scheduled for December 3. Ahead of the polls, India TV-CNX conducted an opinion poll to gauge the mood of the voters and predict which party is ahead in the state.

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023: Complete candidate list of Congress

Nov 08, 2023, 04:13 PM IST

In Madhya Pradesh, the Congress is seeking to wrest power from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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Is worshipping our daughters' nautanki? Shivraj Chouhan slams Digvijaya Singh for kanya pujan remark

Oct 24, 2023, 05:39 PM IST

CM Shivraj slams Digvijaya Singh: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his wife Sadhna Singh performed the ritual of Kanya Pujan, which involves washing the feet of minor girls, at his official residence on Monday (October 23).

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'Mai taiyar hu… phad do kapde’: Digvijaya's light-hearted reaction on 'tear clothes' remark

Oct 23, 2023, 08:42 PM IST

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh reacted to Kamal Nath's 'tear clothes' remark and made a light-hearted comment saying he's ready to get his clothes torn.

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