Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar

Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar
Wadiyar in 2015
27th Head of the Wadiyar dynasty
Tenure28 May 2015 – present
PredecessorSrikantadatta Wadiyar
Spouse
Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar
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(m. 2016)​
Issue
  • Aadyaveer Narasimharaja Wadiyar
  • Yugadhyaksh Krishnaraja Wadiyar
DynastyWadiyar dynasty
ReligionHinduism
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byPratap Simha
ConstituencyMysore, Karnataka
Personal details
BornYaduveer Gopal Raj Urs
(1992-03-24) 24 March 1992
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Parents

Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar (born 24 March 1992) is an Indian politician and ceremonial head of the Wadiyar dynasty. He has served as the Member of Parliament for Mysore since 2024, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]

Born Yaduveer Gopal Raj Urs, he was adopted in February 2015 by Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, widow of Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, and was installed as the titular 27th Maharaja of Mysore on 28 May 2015.[a][2][3]

Early life and education

Wadiyar was born Yaduveer Gopal Raj Urs in Bengaluru, Karnataka, to Swarup Anand Gopal Raj Urs and Tripurasundari Devi.[4] Through his mother, he is a great-grandson of Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the last ruling Maharaja of Mysore before the princely state acceded to India.[5]

He studied in Bengaluru at Vidya Niketan School and the Canadian International School. He later studied economics and English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[6][7]

Head of the Wadiyar dynasty

Wadiyar at his installation ceremony

Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, the previous head of the Wadiyar dynasty, died on 10 December 2013 without a child. His widow, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, adopted Yaduveer Gopal Raj Urs as heir to the family.[8] The adoption ceremony took place at the Mysore Palace on 23 February 2015, after which he was renamed Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar.[9]

Wadiyar was installed as the 27th head of the former Mysore royal family on 28 May 2015, at the age of 23.[10] On 13 October 2015, during his first Mysore Dasara after the installation, Wadiyar ascended the golden throne at the Mysore Palace and conducted his debut khasagi durbar, or private durbar.[11][12]

The adoption was challenged in a Mysuru civil court in 2015 by Chaduranga Kantharaj Urs, a nephew of Srikantadatta Wadiyar, who argued that it was invalid under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956.[13]

Personal life

Wadiyar married Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar, daughter of Harshvardhan Singh and Maheshree Kumari of the former Dungarpur royal family, on 27 June 2016.[14] Their first son, Aadyaveer Narasimharaja Wadiyar, was born on 6 December 2017 in Bengaluru.[15] Their second son, Yugadhyaksh Krishnaraja Wadiyar, was born on 11 October 2024 in Mysuru.[16]

Political career

In March 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party named Wadiyar as its candidate for the Mysore Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 Indian general election, replacing sitting MP Pratap Simha.[17][18]

He won the seat on 4 June 2024, defeating Indian National Congress candidate M. Lakshmana by 139,262 votes.[19]

Wadiyar has served as a member of the Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change since 26 September 2025.[20]

Election results

2024 Indian general election: Mysore[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
BJP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar 795,503 53.75
INC M. Lakshmana 656,241 44.34
None of the Above NOTA 4,490 0.30
Majority 139,262 9.41
Turnout 1,486,191 70.96
BJP hold

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Princely titles, privileges and privy purses were abolished in India by the Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India in 1971. The title is therefore ceremonial and used within family, cultural and religious contexts.

References

  1. ↑ "Wadiyar, Shri Yaduveer". Digital Sansad. Parliament of India. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Maramkal, M. B. (24 February 2015). "Yaduveer adopted as heir to 700-year-old Wadiyar dynasty". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Yaduveer coronated titular head of former Mysuru royal family". Deccan Chronicle. PTI. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Wadiyar, Shri Yaduveer". Digital Sansad. Parliament of India. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Mysuru's 31-year-old 'King' Yaduveer Wadiyar given BJP LS poll ticket for his debut in politics". The Times of India. PTI. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  6. ↑ Foster, Stuart (11 June 2015). "UMass graduate crowned head of 600-year-old Indian kingdom". The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Wadiyar, Shri Yaduveer". Digital Sansad. Parliament of India. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Foster, Stuart (11 June 2015). "UMass graduate crowned head of 600-year-old Indian kingdom". The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Maramkal, M. B. (24 February 2015). "Yaduveer adopted as heir to 700-year-old Wadiyar dynasty". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Yaduveer coronated titular head of former Mysuru royal family". Deccan Chronicle. PTI. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Yaduveer's debut 'durbar' takes off with pomp and show". Deccan Herald. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Private Dasara off to a royal start under a new king". The Times of India. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  13. ↑ Pramoda Devi Wadiyar v. Chaduranga Kanthraj Urs (High Court of Karnataka 23 September 2022), Text.
  14. ↑ "The big royal wedding: When Mysuru went gaga". The Times of India. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "A Wadiyar heir is born after nearly 6 decades". The Times of India. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  16. ↑ P, Shilpa (11 October 2024). "Mysuru royal family welcomes new baby boy on Dasara Ayudhapuja festival". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Mysuru's 31-year-old 'King' Yaduveer Wadiyar given BJP LS poll ticket for his debut in politics". The Times of India. PTI. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Lok Sabha 2024: Yaduveer Krishnadatta Wadiyar to contest on BJP ticket". Mint. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  19. ↑ General Election to Lok Sabha, 2024: Constituency-wise Detailed Result (PDF) (Report). Election Commission of India. 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "Wadiyar, Shri Yaduveer". Digital Sansad. Parliament of India. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  21. ↑ General Election to Lok Sabha, 2024: Constituency-wise Detailed Result (PDF) (Report). Election Commission of India. 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
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