Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia was born on 1 January 1971 in Bombay. He studied Economics at Harvard University and graduated in 1993. In 2001, he received an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Political career from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Career: Scindia was elected to the Lok Sabha in February 2002 from Guna District- formerly represented by his father. He was re-elected in May 2004. Positions held: 2007- Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology. 2009- re-elected for a third consecutive term- Minister of State for Commerce and Industry. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power. 2012- Minister of State for Power Chairman of the regional Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) in India. Most Talked Moment/ Activity Scindia spoke out against corruption in Indian cricket. Jyotiraditya Scindia ‘gets rid of’ coconut, stirs row in a bizarre development, a coconut smeared with vermilion has erupted political row in Madhya Pradesh. The ruling BJP here slammed senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, believed to be frontrunner in the race for the post of chief minister if his party returned to power in Madhya Pradesh in the year-end elections, for allegedly throwing away a coconut presented to him by his party workers in Panna recently.