Born on March 5, 1959 in a farmer's family at village Jait in Sehore district, Shri Shivraj Singh holds a Master's in Philosophy (gold medallist of Barkatulla University). His father's name is Shri Prem Singh Chouhan and mother's name is Smt. Sundar Bai Chouhan. He was married to Smt. Sadhana Singh in 1992. They have two sons.