Udayanraje Bhosale
Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhonsale | |
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Bhosale on 21 April 2012 | |
Member of the India Parliament for Satara | |
Assumed office 2014 | |
Constituency | Satara |
Member of the India Parliament for Satara | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Succeeded by | Laxmanrao Pandurang Jadhav (Patil) |
Constituency | Satara |
Personal details | |
Born |
Udayanraje Pratapsinh Bhonsale 24 February 1966 Nashik, Maharashtra, India |
Nationality | India |
Political party | Nationalist Congress Party |
Spouse(s) | Mrs. Damayantraje Bhonsale |
Children | Veerpratapsinh Raje Bhonsale, Nayantara Raje Bhonsale |
Residence | Satara |
Religion | Hinduism |
Udyanraje Bhonsale (born 24 February 1966) is member of the 16th Lok Sabha from Satara Constituency in Maharashtra state in India[1] and also the current claimant to the title of Chhatrapati of the former Satara state. In the 2009 parliamentary elections, he was elected to the Lok Sabha as a Nationalist Congress Party candidate in May 2009 general elections by a margin of three lakh (300,000) votes. Before that, he was a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and the Minister for Revenue of Maharashtra in the Bharatiya Janata Party government.[2][3]
Udayanraje is the 13th holder of the title of Chhatrapati which was founded by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his coronation in 1674.[4] He is married to Damayantiraje and has a son - Veerpratapsinhraje and a daughter Nayantararaje.[5]
References
- ↑ Press Trust of India (21 June 2009). "NCP's problem; How to discipline maverick Udayan". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ↑ Datta, Saikat (28 November 2008). "350 years on, Afzal Khan is back in the news". Indian Express. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ↑ "Verdict in high-profile murder trial on Friday". Times of India. 28 June 2001. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ↑ Anandan, Sujata (20 September 2009). "Chhatrapati's Children". Outlook. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ↑ "Detailed Profile: Shri Udayanraje Pratapsingh Bhosale". Loksabha. Government of India. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
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