He belongs to the Scindia Family who once ruled the city, Gwalior.His grandfather was Jivajirao Scindia, the last Maharaja of the then princely state, Gwalior; which in 1947, joined the Dominion of India.His father, Madhavrao Scindia, became the titleholder of his royal family after the demise of Jivajirao Scindia, but in 1971, after the 26th amendment, all the official symbols of princely India, including privileges, titles, and privy purses were abolished by the Government of India.His father died in a plane crash in the year 2001, after which, Jyotiraditya joined politics.He represents the Guna constituency of Madhya Pradesh as a Member of Parliament.He was one of the richest ministers (in the UPA Government) with assets around Rs. 25 Crores including foreign securities and investments worth over Rs. 16 crores as per a source in 2014.He has also been the Chairman of the regional Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA).He spoke against the corruption in Indian Cricket after the spot-fixing scandal of the Indian Premier League came into light, following which a member of the MPCA, Sanjay Jagdale, resigned from his post of secretary from the Board of Control for Cricket in India.He has also served as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley.Jyotiraditya was an intern at the UN Economic Development Cell.