Shri Digvijaya Singh was born on February 28, 1947. He is the son of Shri Balbhadra Singh, ex-ruler of Raghogarh in Guna district.
 
Shri Singh received his early education in Daly College, Indore. An engineering graduate from Govindram Saksesaria Technology Institute, Indore, Shri Digvijay Singh joined active politics in 1971. Gifted with an outstanding organizing skill, he became the President of Raghogarh Municipal Committee at a young age of 22. He distinguished himself in this capacity for three years before making it to the Board of Directors of Guna District Cooperative Bank.
 
Shri Digvijaya Singh was first returned to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly on a Congress ticket from Raghogarh constituency in 1977. He has been a member of the Pradesh Congress Committee since 1972. Shri Singh was appointed the General Secretary of the Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress in 1978-79. He was again returned to the Assembly in 1980 from the same constituency and was inducted as a Minister of State in the Arjun Singh Ministry. Shri Singh held the portfolio of Agriculture. Later, he was elevated to the rank of Cabined Minister and held the portfolio of Irrigation.
 
Shri Digvijaya Singh was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rajgarh constituency in 1984. He has held the post of MPCC (I) President twice. First, he was elected to this post in 1984 and again in 1992. He was again elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991 from Rajgarh constituency.
 
A progressive farmer, Shri Digvijaya Singh has a modern outlook towards agriculture. He is also a good player of hockey, tennis and cricket. Shri Singh traveled to U.S., France, Sweden, England, Holand, Germany, Switerzerland, South Africa etc.
 
Shri Digvijaya Singh took over as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on December 7, 1993.
 
Shri Singh after being re-elected for the Vidhan Sabha took oath as the Chief Minister on December 1, 1998 for the second term. He continued as Chief Minister till December, 2003.
 
He has been made Member, Congress Working Committee in February, 2004 and General Secretary, All India Congress Committee, New Delhi in the same year and continues in the above position.