Rajeev Shukla
Rajeev Shukla | |
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Vice President of BCCI | |
Assumed office 24 Dec 2020 | |
Preceded by | Mahim Verma |
MP of Rajya Sabha for Maharashtra | |
In office 3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018 | |
Succeeded by | Kumar Ketkar, INC |
Constituency | Maharashtra |
Personal details | |
Born | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | 13 September 1959
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Known for | Chairman 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. Following the scandal over alleged corruption and spot-fixing in the IPL, Shukla resigned as its chairman on 1 June 2013. In 2015, Shukla was again appointed unanimously as the Chairman of IPL by the BCCI. On 18 Dec 2020, he was elected Vice President of BCCI unopposed.[1]
Early life[edit]
Rajeev Shukla was born on 13 September 1959 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He was educated at Pandit Prithi Nath College, Kanpur[2] and at Christ Church College, Kanpur.[3] He then studied law at Vikramajit Singh Sanatan Dharma College, Kanpur.[4] Before entering politics, he was a reporter for Hindi daily Jansatta. Shukla held this job until 1985, when he became a special correspondent for Ravivar Magazine. 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[5]
Political activities[edit]
Running as a member of the Akhil Bhartiya Loktantrik Congress Party, Shukla won by a large margin.[6] In 2003, his party merged with the Indian National Congress, and Shukla was appointed as a congress party spokesperson. He was nominated as a secretary to the All India Congress Committee in January 2006.[7] In March 2006, Shukla was elected for a second term.
Post held[edit]
- Founder and Director of BAG Films Limited
- Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association
- Manager of the Indian Cricket Team.
- Chairman of IPL
References[edit]
- ↑ "Rajiv Shukla set to become new BCCI vice-president unopposed".
- ↑ "Rajeev Shukla Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history". www.elections.in.
- ↑ "Rajeev Shukla Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history". www.elections.in.
- ↑ "Rajeev Shukla Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history". www.elections.in.
- ↑ Rajeev Shukla Profile
- ↑ Ramakrishan, Venkitesh (15 April 2000). "Convulsions in Uttar Pradesh". Frontline. Archived from the original on 16 June 2002. Retrieved 28 October 2006.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ Ramaseshan, Radhika (7 January 2006). "Rahul Awaits Popular Demand". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
External links[edit]
- Indian male journalists
- Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra
- 1959 births
- Living people
- People from Kanpur
- Indian cricket administrators
- Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
- Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra
- Members of the Board of Control for Cricket in India
- Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress politicians