Rajeev Shukla

Member's Name: Shukla, Shri Rajeev
Constituency: Chhattisgarh

Rajeev Shukla
Born/Date of Birthday: 13 September 1959
Place of Birth: Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party: Indian National Congress
Educational Qualification: M.A., LL.B. Educated at P.P.N. College, Kanpur University, Christ Church College, Kanpur University and V.S.S.D. College of Law, Kanpur University
Profession: Journalism

Marital Status: Married on 27 June 1988
Spouse's Name: Shrimati Anuradha Prasad Shukla
Children: Vaanya Shukla
Parents: Late Shri Ram Kumar Shukla, Shrimati Shanti Devi Shukla
Permanent Address: 11, Kautilya Marg, Chanakya Puri, Delhi -110021.
    
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, he was re-appointed unanimously as the Chairman of IPL by the BCCI. On 18 Dec 2020, he was elected Vice President of BCCI unopposed.

Early life
Rajeev Shukla was born on 13 September 1959 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. 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

Political activities
Running as a member of the Akhil Bhartiya Loktantrik Congress Party, Shukla won by a large margin.