Rajeev Shukla

Rajeev Shukla
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 June 2022
Preceded byChhaya Verma
ConstituencyChhattisgarh
In office
3 April 2006 – 2 April 2018
Preceded bySushilkumar Shinde
Succeeded byKumar Ketkar
ConstituencyMaharashtra
Vice President of BCCI
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 December 2020
PresidentSourav Ganguly
Roger Binny
Preceded byMahim Verma
Personal details
Born (1959-09-13) 13 September 1959 (age 65)
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse
Anurradha Prasad
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(m. 2000)​
[1]
Children1
Known forChairman of Indian Premier League
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Rajeev Shukla (born 13 September 1959) is an Indian politician, former journalist, political commentator and the former chairman of Indian Premier League. In 2015, he was re-appointed unanimously as the Chairman of IPL by the BCCI. On 18 December 2020, he was elected unopposed Vice President of the BCCI.[2]

Early life

Rajeev Shukla was born on 13 September 1959 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.[citation needed] He was educated at Pandit Prithi Nath College, Kanpur[3] and at Christ Church College, Kanpur.[4] He then studied law at Vikramajit Singh Sanatan Dharma College, Kanpur.[5] Before entering politics, he was friend with Deepa saxena with whom he shared theator stage, he was a reporter for Hindi daily Jansatta. Shukla held this job until 1985, when he became a special correspondent for Ravivar Magazine.[citation needed] He was hired as a senior editor and he continued in that job until being elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2000. He has now joined the Indian National Congress.[6]

Personal life

Rajeev Shukla is married to Anurradha Prasad. Anurradha Prasad is Managing Director of B.A.G. Films and Media Limited, and is sister of Ravi Shankar Prasad.[7] The couple has one daughter Vaanya Shukla.

Political activities

Running as a member of the Akhil Bhartiya Loktantrik Congress Party, Shukla won by a large margin.[8] In 2003, his party merged with the Indian National Congress, and Shukla was appointed as a spokesperson. He was nominated as a secretary to the All India Congress Committee in January 2006.[9] In March 2006, Shukla was elected for a second term.[citation needed]

Shukla and Ranjeet Ranjan were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh in June 2022.[10]

References

  1. ^ "A father-daughter angle in latest IPL conflict of interest".{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Rajiv Shukla set to become new BCCI vice-president unopposed".
  3. ^ "Rajeev Shukla Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history". www.elections.in.
  4. ^ "Rajeev Shukla Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history". www.elections.in.
  5. ^ "Rajeev Shukla Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history". www.elections.in.
  6. ^ Rajeev Shukla Profile
  7. ^ "Rajeev Shukla: Meet the man who is a minister, networker, BCCI mandarin and businessman".
  8. ^ Ramakrishan, Venkitesh (15 April 2000). "Convulsions in Uttar Pradesh". Frontline. Archived from the original on 16 June 2002. Retrieved 28 October 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ Ramaseshan, Radhika (7 January 2006). "Rahul Awaits Popular Demand". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
  10. ^ "Congress' Rajeev Shukla, Ranjeet Ranjan elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha". Business Standard. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.