Udayanraje Bhonsle | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 3 April 2020 | |
Preceded by | Amar Shankar Sable |
Constituency | Maharashtra |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office May 2009 – September 2019 | |
Preceded by | Laxmanrao Pandurang Jadhav (Patil) |
Constituency | Satara |
Succeeded by | Shriniwas Patil |
Minister of State for Revenue, Government of Maharashtra | |
In office 1998–1999 | |
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
In office 05 June 1998 [1] – 07 October 1999 | |
Preceded by | Abhaysinh Raje Bhosale |
Succeeded by | Abhaysinh Raje Bhosale |
Constituency | Satara |
Personal details | |
Born | Nashik, Maharashtra, India | 24 February 1966
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2019) |
Other political affiliations |
Nationalist Congress Party (1999-2019) |
Spouse | Damayanti Raje Bhosale |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | House of Bhonsle |
Residence(s) | Jalmandir Palace, Satara, Maharashtra, India |
Education | Production Engineering (DIBM) [2] |
Occupation | Politician |
Udayanraje Bhosale (born 24 February 1966) is an Indian politician serving as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, from Maharashtra since 2020. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. [3]
Bhosale is the 17th holder of the title of Chhatrapati which was founded by the Maratha emperor, Chhatrapati Shivaji on his coronation in 1674. [4]
He is addressed as Chhatrapati by some in the media, however the title is entirely ceremonial and in the role of a pretender.
Bhosale was born in Nashik to Pratapsingh and Kalpanaraje. He studied Production Engineering. He married Damayantiraje on 20 November 2003. They have a son and a daughter. [2]
Bhosale was a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1998-1999) and the Minister for Revenue of Maharashtra in the Sena-BJP Maharashtra government. [5] [6] In 2009, 2014 and 2019 parliamentary elections he was elected to the Lok Sabha as a Nationalist Congress Party candidate from Satara (Lok Sabha constituency). [7] In September 2019, he resigned from NCP and announced his return from NCP to the BJP ahead of the Maharashtra legislative assembly elections. [8] He lost the Lok Sabha by-poll in October 2019. In 2020 he was elected to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra. [3]
Udayanraje Bhonsle | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 3 April 2020 | |
Preceded by | Amar Shankar Sable |
Constituency | Maharashtra |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office May 2009 – September 2019 | |
Preceded by | Laxmanrao Pandurang Jadhav (Patil) |
Constituency | Satara |
Succeeded by | Shriniwas Patil |
Minister of State for Revenue, Government of Maharashtra | |
In office 1998–1999 | |
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
In office 05 June 1998 [1] – 07 October 1999 | |
Preceded by | Abhaysinh Raje Bhosale |
Succeeded by | Abhaysinh Raje Bhosale |
Constituency | Satara |
Personal details | |
Born | Nashik, Maharashtra, India | 24 February 1966
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2019) |
Other political affiliations |
Nationalist Congress Party (1999-2019) |
Spouse | Damayanti Raje Bhosale |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | House of Bhonsle |
Residence(s) | Jalmandir Palace, Satara, Maharashtra, India |
Education | Production Engineering (DIBM) [2] |
Occupation | Politician |
Udayanraje Bhosale (born 24 February 1966) is an Indian politician serving as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, from Maharashtra since 2020. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. [3]
Bhosale is the 17th holder of the title of Chhatrapati which was founded by the Maratha emperor, Chhatrapati Shivaji on his coronation in 1674. [4]
He is addressed as Chhatrapati by some in the media, however the title is entirely ceremonial and in the role of a pretender.
Bhosale was born in Nashik to Pratapsingh and Kalpanaraje. He studied Production Engineering. He married Damayantiraje on 20 November 2003. They have a son and a daughter. [2]
Bhosale was a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1998-1999) and the Minister for Revenue of Maharashtra in the Sena-BJP Maharashtra government. [5] [6] In 2009, 2014 and 2019 parliamentary elections he was elected to the Lok Sabha as a Nationalist Congress Party candidate from Satara (Lok Sabha constituency). [7] In September 2019, he resigned from NCP and announced his return from NCP to the BJP ahead of the Maharashtra legislative assembly elections. [8] He lost the Lok Sabha by-poll in October 2019. In 2020 he was elected to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra. [3]