Udayanraje Bhosale
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Udayanraje Bhosale
| image = Udayraje Bhosale.jpg
| caption = Udayanraje Bhosale
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|02|24}}
| birth_place = Nashik, Maharashtra, India
| residence = Jalmandir Palace, Satara, Maharashtra, India
| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| constituency = Satara, Maharashtra
| term_start = June 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = Shriniwas Patil
| successor =
| constituency1 = Satara, Maharashtra
| term_start1 = May 2009
| term_end1 = September 2019 (Resigned)
| predecessor1 = Laxmanrao Pandurang Patil
| successor1 = Shriniwas Patil
| office4 = Minister of State for Revenue, Government of Maharashtra
| constituency4 =
| term_start4 = 1998
| term_end4 = 1999
| predecessor4 =
| office3 = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
| term_start3 = 3 April 2020
| term_end3 = 4 June 2024
| constituency3 = Maharashtra
| predecessor3 = Amar Shankar Sable
| successor3 = Nitin Patil
| office5 = Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
| constituency5 = Satara
| term_end5 = 07 October 1999
| preceded5 = Abhaysinh Raje Bhosle
| successor5 = Abhaysinh Raje Bhosle
| otherparty = Nationalist Congress Party
(1999-2019)
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2019)
| spouse = Damayanti Raje Bhosale
| parents =
| relatives = Bhonsle dynasty
| children = 2
| education = Production Engineering (DIBM)
| father = Pratapsinh Raje Bhosale
| occupation = Politician
}}
Udayanraje Bhosale (born 24 February 1966) is an Indian politician serving as a member of the Loksabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, from Maharashtra since 2024 from Satara. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{cite news |url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/others/sharad-pawar-ramdas-athawale-udayanraje-bhosale-among-seven-elected-to-rajya-sabha/articleshow/74695518.cms |title=Sharad Pawar, Ramdas Athawale, Udayanraje Bhosale among seven elected to Rajya Sabha |work=Pune Mirror |date=18 March 2020 |access-date=19 March 2020 |archive-date=9 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009222944/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/others/sharad-pawar-ramdas-athawale-udayanraje-bhosale-among-seven-elected-to-rajya-sabha/articleshow/74695518.cms |url-status=dead }}
Bhosale is the 13th holder of the titulary title of Chhatrapati which was adopted by the Maratha king Shivaji upon his coronation in 1674.{{cite news|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?208106| title=Chhatrapati's children|last=Anandan|first=Sujata|date=20 September 2009|work=Outlook|access-date=16 February 2010}}
He is addressed as Chhatrapati by some in the media, however the title is entirely ceremonial and in the role of a pretender.
Personal life
Bhosale was born in Nashik to Pratapsingh and Kalpanaraje. He studied Production Engineering. He married Damayantiraje on 20 November 2003. They have a son and a daughter.{{cite web|title=Detailed Profile: Shri Udayanraje Pratapsingh Bhosale|url=https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4389|work=Loksabha|publisher=Government of India|access-date=25 April 2012}}
Political career
Bhosale was a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1998-1999) and the Minister for Revenue of Maharashtra in the Sena-BJP Maharashtra government.{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19981128/33350414.html|title=350 years on, Afzal Khan is back in the news|last= Datta |first=Saikat |date=28 November 2008|work=Indian Express|access-date=16 February 2010}}{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19990917/ipo17029.html|title=Verdict in high-profile murder trial on Friday|date=28 June 2001|work=Times of India|access-date=16 February 2010}} In 2009, 2014 and 2019 parliamentary elections he was elected to the Lok Sabha as a Nationalist Congress Party candidate from Satara (Lok Sabha constituency).{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_ncp-s-problem-how-to-discipline-maverick-udayan_1267166|title=NCP's problem; How to discipline maverick Udayan|last=Press Trust of India|author-link=Press Trust of India|date=21 June 2009|work=Daily News and Analysis|access-date=16 February 2010}} In September 2019, he resigned from NCP and announced his return from NCP to the BJP ahead of the Maharashtra legislative assembly elections.{{cite news |title=In setback for Sharad Pawar's NCP, Satara MP Udayanraje Bhosale joins BJP |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/in-setback-for-sharad-pawars-ncp-satara-mp-udayanraje-bhosale-joins-bjp-5994481/ |access-date=14 September 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=14 September 2019 |language=en-IN}} He lost the Lok Sabha by-poll in October 2019. In 2020 he was elected to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra.
References
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External links
- [http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4389 Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile - Bhosale, Shri Udayanraje Pratapsingh]
{{16th LS members from Maharashtra}}
{{17th LS members from Maharashtra}}
{{Bharatiya Janata Party}}
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Category:Maharajas of Maharashtra
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra
Category:Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Maharashtra
Category:Maharashtra MLAs 1995–1999