| Rajeev Shukla | |
| Birth Date: | 1959 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Office: | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
| Term Start: | 29 June 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Chhaya Verma |
| Constituency: | Chhattisgarh |
| Predecessor1: | Sushilkumar Shinde |
| Successor1: | Kumar Ketkar |
| Constituency1: | Maharashtra |
| Office3: | Vice President of BCCI |
| Term Start3: | 24 December 2020 |
| Predecessor3: | Mahim Verma |
| President3: | Sourav Ganguly Roger Binny |
| Known For: | Chairman of Indian Premier League |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse: | [1] |
| Children: | 1 |
| Signature: | Signature of Rajeev Shukla.svg |
| Termstart1: | 3 April 2006 |
| Termend1: | 2 April 2018 |
| Termstart2: | 3 April 2000 |
| Termend2: | 2 April 2006 |
| Constituency2: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Predecessor2: | Janeshwar Mishra |
| Successor2: | Balihari |
| Otherparty: | Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress |
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 was born on 13 September 1959 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. 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. 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]
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.
Running as a member of the 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] In March 2006, Shukla was elected for a second term.
Shukla and Ranjeet Ranjan were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh in June 2022.[10]