Malojiraje Chhatrapati (also known as Chhatrapati Malojiraje Shahu[1]) is an Indian politician and a former member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He is the secretary of All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society.
Malojiraje Chhatrapati | |
|---|---|
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Rajesh Vinayakrao Kshirsagar |
| Constituency | Kolhapur North |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | |
Biography edit
Malojiraje Chhatrapati belongs to the Kolhapur royal family,[2] and is a descendant of the Shahu of Kolhapur.[3] In 2004, he entered the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly with a ticket from Indian National Congress, defeating the Shiv Sena. He participated in the 2009 elections and lost to Rajesh Vinayakrao Kshirsagar which made him to ignore politics.[4] The Congress offered him ticket to contest the Maharashtra assembly elections again in 2014, however, he was seen writing a letter to Manikrao Thakre, the president of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee stating that he has been very less active in politics.[2] Earlier, he had led the party at a municipal corporation level.[4]
In January 2021, Chhatrapati re-entered the politics again and participated in the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation elections. He is the secretary of Pune-based All India Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial Society.[4]
On 2 September 2022, Chhatrapati was elected as a member of the executive committee of the All India Football Federation.[5]
References edit
- ^ "CHHATRAPATI MALOJIRAJE SHAHU". CEO Maharashtra. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Malojiraje keeps mum over candidature". Times of India. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 July 2010). "A district after Shahu Maharaj, but his scions hope Maya not playing politics". Times of India. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ a b c Mali, Gurubal (2 January 2021). "Malojiraje Chhatrapati: Malojiraje in the arena again after six years !; What will happen in Kolhapur?". Maharashtra Times. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "List of AIFF executive committee members & co-opted eminent players". khelnow.com. Khel Now. 2 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.