Rajeev Shukla | |
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| 37thPresident of the Board of Control for Cricket in India | |
Interim | |
| In office 12 September 2025 – 28 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Binny |
| Succeeded by | Mithun Manhas |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| 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 |
| Vice President ofBCCI | |
| Assumed office 24 December 2020 | |
| President | Sourav Ganguly Roger Binny |
| Preceded by | Mahim Verma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1959-09-13)13 September 1959 (age 66) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 1 |
| Known for | Chairman ofIndian Premier League |
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Rajeev Shukla (born 13 September 1959) is an Indian politician, former journalist, political commentator and the former chairman ofIndian Premier League. In 2015, he was re-appointed unanimously as the Chairman ofIPL by theBCCI. On 18 December 2020, he was elected unopposed Vice President of the BCCI.[2]
Rajeev Shukla was born on 13 September 1959 inKanpur,Uttar Pradesh.[3] He studied atPandit Prithi Nath College,Kanpur,[4] andChrist Church College, Kanpur.[5] He then studied law atVikramajit Singh Sanatan Dharma College,Kanpur.[6]
Before entering politics, he was friends with Deepa Saxena, with whom he shared the theater stage, and he was a reporter for theHindi dailyJansatta. Shukla held this job until 1985, when he became a specialcorrespondent forRavivar Magazine.[7] He was hired as a senior editor, and he continued in that job until being elected to theRajya Sabha in 2000. He has now joined theIndian National Congress.[8]
Rajeev Shukla is married to Anurradha Prasad. Anurradha Prasad is Managing Director of B.A.G. Films and Media Limited, and is sister ofRavi Shankar Prasad.[9] The couple has one daughter Vaanya Shukla.
Running as a member of theAkhil Bhartiya Loktantrik Congress Party, Shukla won by a large margin.[10] In 2003, his party merged with theIndian National Congress, and Shukla was appointed as a spokesperson. He was nominated as a secretary to the All India Congress Committee in January 2006.[11] In March 2006, Shukla was elected for a second term.[citation needed]
Shukla andRanjeet Ranjan were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh in June 2022.[12]
