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| name        = Yuvraj Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati
| name        = Yuvraj Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati
| office      = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]  
| office      = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
[[File:Sambhaji Raje.png|thumb|alt=an Image of Sambhaji Raje|Portrait of Sambhaji Raje]]  
| constituency = Nominated
| constituency = Nominated
| term_start  = {{Start date|2016|06|13|df=yes}}
| term_start  = {{Start date|2016|06|13|df=yes}}
| term_end = 3 May 2022
| birth_name  = Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati
| birth_name  = Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|02|11}}
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|02|11}}

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Yuvraj Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
File:Sambhaji Raje.png
Portrait of Sambhaji Raje
In office
13 June 2016 (2016-06-13) – 3 May 2022
ConstituencyNominated
Personal details
Born
Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati

(1971-02-11) 11 February 1971 (age 54)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Sanyogeetaraje Chhatrapati
ChildrenShahajiraje Chhatrapati
Parent(s)
ResidenceNew Palace, Kolhapur
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Agriculturist
  • Social worker
  • Politician

Yuvraj Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati (born 11 February 1971) is an Indian politician, who currently serves as a member in the upper house of the Parliament of India.[1] He is heir to Kolhapur royal family as the 13th direct descendant of the Maratha king, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and great grandson of Chhatrapati Shahu of Kolhapur .[citation needed]

Low profile and soft-spoken, he was the face of Maratha protest for reservation in 2011–19.[2] He is currently a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3][4]

On 11 June 2016, he was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by then President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.[5]

References[edit]

  1. "Social Activist Sambhaji Raje Chhatrapati Nominated To Rajya Sabha". NDTV.com. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. "Shivaji's two descendants, Udayanraje and Sambhajiraje are a headache for their own parties". Hindustan Times. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. "Happy with NDA, but many parties in touch with me: BJP Rajya Sabha MP". The Economic Times. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. "BJP mocks Pawar for remarks on RS berth for Sambhaji Raje". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  5. "Sambhaji Raje, a descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji nominated to Rajya Sabha". The Economic Times. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2018.