Raju Shetti
| Raju Shetti | |
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| Member of the Indian Parliament for Hatkanangle |
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Assumed office 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Nivedita Sambhajirao Mane |
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Devappa Anna Shetti 1 June 1967 Shirol, Kolhapur, Maharashtra |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Swabhimani Paksha |
| Spouse(s) | Sangeeta Shetti |
| Children | Saurabh Shetti |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Jainism |
Devappa Anna Shetti (known as Raju Shetti) is an Indian Politician and Member of Parliament of India from Hatkanangle constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha. He is the president of the Swabhimani Paksha, the political party which he founded in 2004, after separating from the Shetkari Sanghatana. He also founded Swabhimani Shetkari Saghtana.
Raju Shetti hails from a Marathi speaking family. He was born in Shirol, a tehsil in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra, on 1 June 1967. He is the son of Anna Shetti and Ratna Bai Shetti. He did his D. M. E. from Dr. J. J. Magdum Polytechnic, Jaysingpur, Kolhapur. He is married to Sangeeta Shetti, and has a son.
Raju Shetti was associated with Sharad Joshi's Shetkari Sanghatana (Farmer's Organization), but due to some disputes with the latter, the former formed new organization named, Swabhimani Shetkari Saghtana.
In year 2001, he fought an election for Zilla Parishad from Udgaon constituency and won.
Shetti was elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Shirol in 2004 as an Independent.
Later, he formed Swabhimani Paksha. In Indian general election, 2009, he fought from Hatkanangle as an Swabhimani Paksha candidate, and defeated sitting MP Nivedita Sambhajirao Mane, hence was elected to Lok Sabha, lower house of Indian Parliament.
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