Vikramaditya Singh is an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress. He is the son of former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Late Virbhadra Singh and his second wife Pratibha Singh. Controversy erupted in December 2022 when his wife Sudarshana Chundawat filed a case against him and his mother, accusing them of domestic exploitation.
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Vikramaditya Singh was born on Tuesday, October 17, 1989, in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India (age 33; as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Libra. He completed his education from Bishop Cotton School, Shimla. Vikramaditya studied at Hansraj College, a college affiliated with the University of Delhi, New Delhi, where he received a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History. He pursued his MA in History from St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi.
Vikramaditya Singh childhood photos
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′11″
Weight (approximately): 80kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
family
Vikramaditya Singh belongs to the royal Rajput family of the former princely state of Bushehr.
Parents and siblings
Virbhadra Singh, Vikramaditya’s father, was a politician and member of the Indian National Congress who served as chief minister of Himachal Pradesh six times. On July 8, 2021, 87-year-old Virbhadra breathed his last due to multi-organ failure at the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla. Her mother Pratibha Singh is a politician and MP from Mandi Lok Sabha constituency who was appointed as Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee President on April 26, 2022. Vikramaditya has a sister Aparajita Singh who is married to Angad Singh. Grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
Vikramaditya Singh with his parents Virbhadra Singh and Pratibha Singh
Vikramaditya Singh and his sister Aparajita Singh
wife
Vikramaditya got married to art connoisseur, digital illustrator and photographer Sudarshana Chundawat on March 8, 2019, at Kanotagar Palace in Jaipur. The couple got engaged in October 2018 in Udaipur.
Vikramaditya Singh and wife Sudarshana Chundawat
Sudarshana belongs to the royal family of Ameet in Rajasthan and is the daughter of Thakur Del Singh. However, they separated a few months after their marriage.
other relatives
Vikramaditya’s grandfather, Raja Padam Singh, was the 121st Maharaja of Bushehr.
Photos of Vikramaditya’s grandfather, Raja Padam Singh
His grandmother’s name was Rani Shanti Devi. His maternal grandfather’s name was Hitendra Sen and her maternal grandmother’s name was Shanta Devi. Vikramaditya has four stepsisters: Jyotsna Kumari, Anuradha Kumari (deceased), Abhilasha Kumari ( Judge) and Meenakshi Kumari, who were born to their father’s first wife, Ratna Kumari.
religion
Vikramaditya Singh follows Hinduism.
Vikramaditya Singh worships at temple
caste
Vikramaditya Singh was a Rajput.
address
Vikramaditya’s permanent address is Bushhalpadam Palace, Rampur, Himachal Pradesh.
Signature/Autograph
Signature of Vikramaditya Singh
Profession
In 2011, Vikramaditya entered politics and became a member of the Indian National Congress. In 2013, he was elected as the President of Himachal Pradesh Youth Congress. In the 2017 assembly elections, Wickramathea contested from Shimla Rural constituency and won the seat defeating Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Ravi Mehta by a margin of 13,860 votes. In 2022, he contested from the same constituency and won by a margin of 4880 votes defeating the BJP candidate Dr. Pramod Sharma. On January 8, 2023, he was sworn in as Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Cabinet Minister. He resigned as minister on February 28, 2024.
dispute
FIR for alleged accumulation of disproportionate assets
On September 23, 2015, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act against former chief minister Virbhadra Singh, his son Vikramaditya Singh, wife Pratibha Singh and daughter Aprajita Singh. They are accused of amassing disproportionate assets of over Rs 10 crore. The chargesheet was filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) between 2009 and 2012, when Veerbhadra was serving as a Union minister in the UPA government. He and his family were charged with fraud and forgery for investing unaccounted funds in LIC policies through agents and trying to evade income tax by claiming the illegal funds as farm income from the sale of apples. They were booked under sections 109 (abetment) and 465 (punishment for forgery) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA).
Accused of domestic violence
On October 17, 2022, Vikramaditya’s wife Sudarshana Chundawat filed a case against him, her mother-in-law Pratibha Singh, sister-in-law Aparajita Singh, brother-in-law Angad Singh and a woman in a Udaipur court. Amreen, who hails from Chandigarh, was charged with domestic abuse and financial exploitation under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act. In the complaint, Sudarshana accused Vikramaditya of having an affair with Amreen, 38, a resident of Chandigarh. She alleged that Vikramaditya installed CCTV cameras in her room to monitor her and threatened and pressured her to divorce. When she confronted him about his extramarital affair, Vikramaditya revealed that he wanted to marry Amrien but after his father Virbhadra Singh objected to his relationship with Amrien and threatened to disown him After the relationship, he had to marry Sudarshana. In December 2022, there were reports that a Udaipur court had issued non-bailable arrest warrants against Vikramaditya and his mother Pratibha Singh, but Vikramaditya denied the rumor and said ,
The court did not pass an order regarding the issuance of non-bailable warrants. On the contrary, we have accepted these notices. We are not running away from the law. We did not breach the contract, so there was no question of a warrant being issued against us. ”
pending cases
assets/property
movable property
- Deposits with banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies: Rs 1,29,22,251
- Corporate bonds, debentures and shares: Rs 1,82,75,537
- LIC or other insurance policy: Rs 1,20,23,597
- Personal Loan/Advance: Rs 1,60,61,563
- Motor vehicles: Rs 63,20,000
- Value of other assets such as claims/interest: Rs 10,00,000
real estate
- Agricultural land: Rs 11,93,08,940
- Non-agricultural land: Rs 77,82,646
- Commercial Building: Rs 118600000
- Residential Building: Rs 657700000
Note: The movable and immovable property estimates given are based on 2022. Excludes assets owned by his wife and dependents (minors).
net worth
As of 2022, Vikramaditya’s net worth is estimated to be Rs. 95,92,56,307
Note: Does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).
car collection
Favorites
- Book: India After Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha (Indian Author)
- Location: Sarahan, Himachal Pradesh
- Vikramaditya is fondly called Tikka Sahib by the locals of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
- Vikramaditya loves animals and has a pet dog, Mr. Coco.
Vikramaditya Singh and his pet dog Mr Coco
- Vikramaditya’s hobbies include mountain climbing, cycling, wildlife photography and reading autobiographical and historical books.
- Vikramaditya is a fitness enthusiast who often shares his fitness videos on various social media platforms.
Vikramaditya Singh poses after completing her workout
- On October 13, 2013, Vikramaditya was elected as the president of Himachal Pradesh Rifle Association.
- Vikramaditya was a member of the National Rifle Association.
- Vikramaditya participated in several rifle shooting competitions and represented his state of Himachal Pradesh at the national level. In 2007, he won bronze medals in rifle and clay pigeon shooting competitions.
- In 2011, Vikramaditya was elected as Himachal Pradesh Youth Congress president, but the Foundation for Advanced Election Management (FAME) declared the election invalid as Vikramaditya was found guilty of violating the Model Code of Conduct and was barred from contesting the elections. Participated in the election of chairman of the 2012 HP Youth Conference.
- In 2015, Vikramaditya was appointed as the director of Himachal Vikas Nigam.
- In 2017, Vikramaditya Singh became the first member of the Legislative Assembly from Shimla rural constituency in Himachal Pradesh.
- In 2018, Vikramaditya and his father Virbhadra Singh were sworn in as members of the Shimla Rural constituency and Alki Assembly constituency respectively during the 13th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly session. For the first time in the history of Himachal Pradesh, a father and son were sworn in as MLAs in the same Assembly session.
- In February 2019, Vikramaditya was appointed as the Secretary General of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee.
- After the death of Virbhadra Singh, his father, in 1947, 13-year-old Virbhadra Singh became the 122nd titular Maharaja of Bushehr. . On July 10, 2021, two days after the death of Virbhadra Singh, Vikramaditya performed the ‘Raj Tilak’ ceremony (the tradition of crowning a king/ruler, The family’s legacy) began at the Padam Palace in Rampur, where he was crowned as the ‘Raja Sahib’ of the erstwhile princely state of Bushehr. The purpose of the ceremony was to empower Vikramaditya ( Vikramaditya serves as the head of the family, which makes it his duty to perform the duties performed by his father earlier. According to sources, Vikramaditya is not in favor of the ‘Raj Tilak’ ceremony as he believes that such does not exist in Indian democracy title, but at the insistence of older family members he agreed to perform the ceremony.
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Source: HIS Education