Rajeev Shukla

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]

Rajeev Shukla
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 June 2022
Preceded by	Chhaya Verma
Constituency	Chhattisgarh
In office 3 April 2006 – 2 April 2018
Preceded by	Sushilkumar Shinde
Succeeded by	Kumar Ketkar
Constituency	Maharashtra
In office 3 April 2000 – 2 April 2006
Preceded by	Janeshwar Mishra
Succeeded by	Balihari
Constituency	Uttar Pradesh
Union Minister of State Government of India
In office 12 July 2011 – 26 May 2014
President	Pratibha Patil Pranab Mukherjee
Prime Minister	Dr.Manmohan Singh
Ministry & Department's	Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Ministry of Planning Additional Charge (from October 2012)
Preceded by	Ashwani Kumar
Succeeded by	Santosh Kumar Gangwar Rao Inderjit Singh
Vice President of BCCI
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 December 2020
President	Sourav Ganguly Roger Binny
Preceded by	Mahim Verma
AICC Incharge for Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee, Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee
In office 2023 – 14 February 2025
Succeeded by	Rajni Patil
Personal details
Born	(1959-09-13) 13 September 1959 (age 65) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Other political affiliations	Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress
Spouse	Anurradha Prasad ​ (m. 2000)​ [1]
Children	1
Known for	Chairman of Indian Premier League
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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 Congress|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].^{[citation needed]}

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