Ranjeet Singh Judeo

Ranjeet Singh Judeo
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
ConstituencyGarautha
Personal details
Born1942/1943
Died8 March 2023 (aged 80)
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseGanga Rajya Laxmi
ChildrenNiharika Raje
ParentRadha Charan Singh (father)
OccupationPolitician

Ranjeet Singh Judeo (1942/1943 – 8 March 2023)[1] was an Indian politician. Judeo was a member of the Indian National Congress and had been elected from the Garautha Assembly constituency in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He was a six-term Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and also served as a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.[2][3]

Judeo was the son of Maharaja Radha Charan Singh, the last ruler of Samthar, a princely state in the British Raj.[4] Judeo's wife was Ganga Rajya Laxmi, was from the former Rana dynasty of Nepal.[5] Their daughter, Niharika Raje, married Dushyant Singh, a politician and the son of Vasundhara Raje Scindia and Hemant Singh.[5][6] Judeo was the maternal uncle of politician Raghuraj Pratap Singh.[4]

References

  1. ^ Ranjeet Singh Judeo: पूर्व मंत्री रणजीत सिंह जूदेव पंचतत्व में विलीन, अंतिम दर्शन करने पहुंचे कई नेता-मंत्री (in Hindi)
  2. ^ Ghosh, Arindam (10 March 2023). "Former UP minister cremated". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Council polls: Judeo files nomination". The Indian Express. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  4. ^ a b पांडे, वैभव (9 March 2023). "Raja Bhaiya के मामा Ranjeet Singh Judev का निधन, जानिए कैसा रहा समथर रियासत के महाराज का सियासी सफर". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Dushyant Singh". India Today. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  6. ^ Mohan, Archis (2 July 2015). "Newsmaker: Dushyant Singh". Business Standard. Retrieved 15 April 2025.